"Flight Number...Lima"

[Pilotforhire587]

HAHAHA

 

[dasleben]

You only have to use "heavy" with GRD/TWR and APP/DEP.

True, and only in the States. Makes me scratch my head when I hear guys who should know better (check airman types) using "heavy" over in Europe enroute.

 

[Autothrust Blue]

Doesn't flow the same!

Not like Deltas Two Eleven Heavy

"Center Deltas two eeeeeleven... ahh Heavy flight level three five zeeeroo"
"Delta two eleven Center good day"
"And we're heavy center!"
"That's fantastic me too"

Along with, "It's American one eighteen, flight level three seven zero smooth."

 

[JustinS]

I have seen a few times where there are two commercial airline flights with the same flight number and neither has an added letter added to the flight number and it creates an interesting pattern on flightaware as it gets position updates from both flights at the same time.

When more than one plane from our flight school is practicing an instrument approach, with similar call-signs, "Skyhawk ## Lima Uniform," and it just so happens they are both practicing the same instrument approach. It gets interesting when one pilot keeps taking the other pilot's radio calls.

I have also seen a similar situation once at SNA with a Southwest 668 (I don't remember the actual flight number) and an Alaska 668 on frequency. Tower notified them that there was more than one airplane with the same flight number on frequency.