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minus-squarefrostbikerlinkfedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down1·2 years agoIt’s my understanding that pilots don’t get to choose their callsigns. Instead, it’s their teammates who choose them, which is why they are often jokes at the expense of the pilot. E.g. the callsign of Ewan McGregor’s brother was OB-2.
minus-squareHype@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up12·2 years agoCallsigns for pilots, yes. This article is conflating callsigns with the plane’s identification/flight number.
minus-squarefrostbikerlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-22 years agoOk, that makes a lot of sense. Thank you for clarifying. Do you know who chooses that?
minus-squarewahming@monyet.cclinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoI guess he ALWAYS had the high ground
It’s my understanding that pilots don’t get to choose their callsigns. Instead, it’s their teammates who choose them, which is why they are often jokes at the expense of the pilot. E.g. the callsign of Ewan McGregor’s brother was OB-2.
Callsigns for pilots, yes. This article is conflating callsigns with the plane’s identification/flight number.
Ok, that makes a lot of sense. Thank you for clarifying. Do you know who chooses that?
I guess he ALWAYS had the high ground