In the U.S., by convention, a ham license with a callsign that starts
with a K means the operator is west of the Mississippi, and one with a W
means they're east. But that's not always the case, especially with
vanity callsigns, from what I've read. The "N" in U.S.-based aircraft
registration/tail numbers might stand for "North America."
On 3/25/2017 12:51 PM, Robert Cezar wrote:
It's a mystery!
73 VE2DHC
On Sat, Mar 25, 2017 at 10:24 AM, Sarah Alawami <marrie12@xxxxxxxxx
<mailto:marrie12@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
Thanks, i didn't know this as well. Hmm, why N? That's a good
question. You'd think k or something, but I'm think of my ham
licence. Lol!
Take care all.
On Mar 24, 2017, at 10:59 PM, Robert Cezar
<robert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:robert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
When you select an aircraft to fly, there are 2 important fields,
namely:
TAIL (REGISTRATION) NUMBER
and below that...
FLIGHT NUMBER
If the flight number is left at the default value of 0, then the
tail (registration) number is used for ATC communications.
Keep in mind, that the TAIL/REGISTRATION is alhpa/numeric, and
the leading alpha character(s) denotes the country where the
aircraft is registered i.e., it's birth place! e.g., all Canadian
arcraft's registration numbers start with the letter C. All USA
aircraft start with the letter N... Why N? --- I have no idea.
The FLIGHT number is numeric only; typically 2-4 digits.
I hope this helps.
r
On Fri, Mar 24, 2017 at 5:29 PM, Puzzuoli, Al <alpuzz@xxxxxxx
<mailto:alpuzz@xxxxxxx>> wrote:
Sometimes after I go through the steps to create a flight,
and then actually try to fly that flight, IYP will inform
me that my flight has no flight number, and the tail number
will be used instead. Other times, I do get assigned a flight
number. I’m not sure what the difference is. In the cases
where I’m not getting a flight number, does that mean I’ve
done something incorrectly?
Thanks,
Al
