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g zero
07-13-2014, 10:26 AM
Triple six , has a nice ring to it . TA are my initials . Far from believing in bad numbers , besides I have 13 lucky rabbits feet to offset the 666!
dfwtrash
07-13-2014, 12:06 PM
I work for SWA, our airline identifier is WN. Most of the planes end in WN. The first 700 series came with a N number that started with 703WN. A senior mechanic put his initials on the first two 700 airplane we got It's N700GS. I think SWA paid for my build. My N number therefore is N700WN
:)
jdearborn
07-13-2014, 06:57 PM
I'm building a 10 so I wanted something with a 10 in it. I flew for Eastern Airlines until it died and the B-757 is the most fun airliner I've flown. I found N510EA, a former EAL B-757, and it filled all the criteria. "Five Ten Echo Alpha", I like it. Now all I have to do is build! :)
wedding anniversary is June 5...605
first son named Tanner...T
second son named Tucker...T
problem now tho... we have a third...Tate
kjlpdx
07-14-2014, 12:15 AM
N3773 when inverted, spells my wife's name [BIG points].
Mike S
07-14-2014, 09:15 AM
The new "low and slow" bird is a Rans S12. I have a partner in it with the last name of Byrne.
So, went looking for something ending in BS or SB. And hopefully the number 12 also.
Found 512BS was out there available-----------quick glance and you might just see it as S12BS.
Got it in reserve :D
fl-mike
07-14-2014, 10:01 AM
I had read that family support or lack thereof was critical to the success of the project. I wanted (needed) to draw the wife into the project early ...
so ...
7/30 is the wife's birthday :-)
The 'RV' in the tail number was a must for me .
N930RV
so who's birthday is in September?
Buggsy2
07-14-2014, 11:52 AM
N249RV
* Wanted numbers/letters with few syllables, easier to say
* Wanted something vaguely reminiscent of California (born and live here)
* Wanted 9RV if possible since that's what I'm building
These wishes contradict somewhat (Romeo Victor is not short) but this is the result.
I wanted the shortest (in syllables) that I could find, and a 10 in there would be good too. So I saw N102FM, and considering 'fox' is an acceptable truncation of 'foxtrot' , it looks like a radio station, and then there's the Flying Monkeys story. Possible tail flash:
http://i57.tinypic.com/2008rq.jpg
==dave==
I had reserved N 442 KS and N 442 M for the nine we are building and to remember the car I had in my younger days. Since that really did not make any sense on the nine I will be releasing those numbers in November and December for anyone interested.
larrynew
10-09-2014, 09:38 AM
Switched to N4EW because it was the shortest I could find with my last name.
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-GcQ4zbUskos/U7_h1hjweqI/AAAAAAAAUlk/NM8J3QbFM6E/w702-h468-no/IMG_6752.JPG
rjbob
10-10-2014, 12:11 AM
http://gallery.frontierfunflyers.org/main.php?g2_itemId=262&g2_imageViewsIndex=1RV-7...N749ER
Born & raised San Francisco Bay Area.
Niner fan over 60 years!
BlackhawkSP
10-10-2014, 06:03 PM
I have N38LA reserved for my RV-10.
My deployment to Iraq was with the 38th Combat Aviation Brigade as the Brigade Standardization Officer, and the letters are my name. Of course the wife whined a little that I didn't include her in the process, but when that combination became available, I jumped on them:).
greghughespdx
10-11-2014, 12:10 AM
I have a couple of numbers reserved. My RV-8A will most likely get stamped with 503RV, which represents where I live (503 being the Oregon area code) and then Romeo Victor -- well, you know. Seemed right to do especially given the fact that this is the home of Vans Aircraft and all. And, it was available (much to my surprise).
Other options I have are 503GH (my initials) and 999GH (I thought triple niner golf hotel rolled off the tongue pretty well, but not sure I could put that on a -8A hah).
Fly2KiteSurf
10-11-2014, 01:56 AM
Take a look at this website: www.short-n-numbers.com
bwestfall
10-11-2014, 10:13 AM
For our RV-10 I had reserved 109LB which had a 10 in it, wife and I were married September 10th so 9/10, our names Lene & Ben. But... I forgot to re-reserve it one year an the number ended up on a hot air balloon "Lindstrad Balloons" but now is on a helicopter.
Next choice, since I'm on the 8 year plan headed for 10 years to finish the RV-10 we've added 2 young members to the family so I now have reserved N104EE which works out as "10 for Elyse and Eli" and I cannot wait to hear the jokes on the radio "Experimental 4 Echo Echo (Echo Echo)" :)
RickAllen
10-11-2014, 12:45 PM
For our RV-10 I had reserved 109LB which had a 10 in it, wife and I were married September 10th so 9/10, our names Lene & Ben. But... I forgot to re-reserve it one year an the number ended up on a hot air balloon "Lindstrad Balloons" but now is on a helicopter.
Next choice, since I'm on the 8 year plan headed for 10 years to finish the RV-10 we've added 2 young members to the family so I now have reserved N104EE which works out as "10 for Elyse and Eli" and I cannot wait to hear the jokes on the radio "Experimental 4 Echo Echo (Echo Echo)" :)
I recently reserved mine. 927 was my late father's lucky number. What is the process for renewing the reservation? Do they send any kind of reminder?
longranger
10-11-2014, 02:12 PM
I recently reserved mine. 927 was my late father's lucky number. What is the process for renewing the reservation? Do they send any kind of reminder?
Yes, you'll get a renewal letter a month or so before it expires.
peteohms
11-10-2014, 09:56 AM
99FN because I had a friend who if asked what kind a plane some plane was would always answer "It's an FN99". When asked what an FN99 was, answered "FN near a hundred".
Bad Sheila
06-20-2015, 01:08 PM
Wanted a number with only 3 characters/letters. Wanted N6AU. RV6 + AU for Australia. 66AU was available.
My website is also AHS6.com. Also wanted AHS.com but is was taken so I added the 6 for my RV6.
Easy.:D
rbanks
06-21-2015, 08:14 PM
I am wanting to get my wife involved as much as I possibly can and get her excited about the project so I picked N773JR. Our wedding date was July 7, 1973 and her name is Jackie, mine is Ron.
Smilin' Jack
06-22-2015, 05:33 AM
Like Ron above, ours too is related to our wedding date of 05/07 and our last name Hunt
N507H
Jack & Anita
goatflieg
06-22-2015, 07:20 AM
I could tell you... but then I'd have to kill you.
(don't have time to go thru all these posts to see if anyone else used that lame joke, so if they did, I apologize for the redundancy)
My primary logic on choosing my tail number was based on something easy to say, so my tongue wouldn't trip as I transmitted it. I could have found something shorter than Alpha Romeo... but my cat's name is Roameow (long story) and he's an alpha male... and I like the car, so...
BJUST
06-22-2015, 08:30 AM
6GJ reserved. My initials are BGJ
CSJohnson
07-25-2015, 02:20 PM
I wanted something quick to say, with the fewest syllables possible. I've been in Tampa and Orlando airspace when it's been very, very busy, and quick radio calls are helpful. I've rented planes with long N-numbers and experience both I and the controllers getting tripped up.
In the phonetic alphabet, Golf and Mike are the only one syllable letters. Then with numbers it's 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 8. I couldn't find any three character combinations available (e.g. 12M or 34G), so settled on 535M.
If I'd have gone with some birth date and initial combination, it would have been 465CJ. Eight syllables! :eek:
Hugely important? Probably not, so really just personal preference.
longranger
07-26-2015, 02:19 PM
Check wherever you check for such things, but I was taught that the phonetic pronunciation of 4 is two syllables, the same as it was in the south where I grew up: fow-er.:)
Onebadjudge70
10-14-2015, 12:15 PM
I just found this thread being relatively new and just getting started on a RV-9A. I let my daughter pick my reserved N- Number and thought her reasoning behind the pick was worthy of posting here. I never knew so much thought could go into N Number selection, Her email is pasted below explaining her selection. Needless to say N412BM is reserved!
From My Daughter:
Any combination of; 1 4 2 BM
I looked at the link you just sent and I saw the combination 412BM is the only combination of these numbers available.
Here's my reason for the numbers...
B - Bravo
Because every time you take off in this plane or land it, there should be a reminder of how proud we are of you! So yes, this plane should remind you every time you take off and land that "Bravo Mike" and that we congratulate you on not only having this plane, but being the outstanding personal family pilot that you are. It's a thanks in advance for flying us to BFE on short whirl-wind trips and obviously a clear job well done for making it to this point as a pilot!
1. - "BRAVO"
used to express approval when a performer or other person has done something well.
"people kept on clapping and shouting ?bravo!?"
synonyms: well done, splendid, congratulations, brava
M - Mike
Mostly because dad is Awesome and his name made the phonetic alphabet and the rest of us are just too basic...
The number 1 represents dad, being the leader in our family and having the strength to stand alone for us. The confidence he carries in himself and in us as a representation of him and his name.
The number 4 represents the family as the four of us and the four cardinal directions for when we are apart. This plane will bring us together from east to west and north to south, through any of the four phases of the moon, day or night and any time in between, through any of the four seasons because the four of us have a strong foundation of love and we will always find our way together.
The number 2 represents partnership between us as the family and you. This is your plane to fly and love, but emotionally we stand behind you on this plane and fully support it. We are here as a partner that doesn't understand the struggles you'll go through building it, but we are here to be happy with you when this plane flies it's first flight and brings happiness after all the effort and manual work that's been put into it. While we may not represent a physical part in this plane, emotionally we are there through every part of the struggle, and every now and then we are there to help pound rivets day after day for two week hitches at a time.
And I thought it was just picking a number that was easy to say and had a good ring to it on the radio, Who knew?
az_gila
10-14-2015, 12:24 PM
Check wherever you check for such things, but I was taught that the phonetic pronunciation of 4 is two syllables, the same as it was in the south where I grew up: fow-er.:)
Live and learn - I guess I've been doing my "fours" wrong... :)
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/FAA_Phonetic_and_Morse_Chart2.svg/375px-FAA_Phonetic_and_Morse_Chart2.svg.png
And my PAP-AH's, VIK-TAW's and YANK-KEY's were wrong too...
RV7A Flyer
10-14-2015, 12:34 PM
Live and learn - I guess I've been doing my "fours" wrong... :)
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/FAA_Phonetic_and_Morse_Chart2.svg/375px-FAA_Phonetic_and_Morse_Chart2.svg.png
And my PAP-AH's, VIK-TAW's and YANK-KEY's were wrong too...
What happened to the "R" at the end of Oscar and Victor? *I* say 'em! :)
And if you say "Oss-cah" or "Vik-tah", why don't you say "No-vem-bah"?
LOL!
joertexas
10-15-2015, 10:21 AM
Mine is my birth date and initials. Plus, it's kinda neat to be from Texas and have the initials "JR". Last, those were my operating initials when I was an air traffic controller, and some people still know me as "JR".
The question of when I will ever have an airplane to display said N number on is another matter entirely ;)