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02-16-2010, 10:44 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Victoria, BC, Canada
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Originally Posted by DAGO
At the call sign naming ceremony, the student pilot was awarded the callsign ?SLIVER?? Sphincter Loose in Viper Emergency Return! 
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That reminded me of this audio clip... I wonder what this guy's call sign ended up as:
http://members.fortunecity.com/bwjok...o/076_oops.wav
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1996 RV-6 "Tweety" C-FRBP (formerly N196RV)
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02-16-2010, 03:45 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Memphis, TN
Posts: 101
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Call Signs
My first tour of duty with the USN in P-cola I got tagged with the name "Mr. Ballistic" I sounded off one morning and had one of the D.I.s jump out of his shoes. The Sr. D.I. gave me my name as I did push-ups til he got tired. The Navy did not pan out as my eyesight went south, so I joined the Army and on my deployment to Iraq was tagged with "Face". My guys based it on the old A-Team tv show. I worked my way out of that and was re-tagged as Stogie. I enjoy a good cigar and between missions, there was nothing better than a nice "Stogie" to gather your thoughts. I'll keep this one.
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Memphis, Tennessee
RV6-A - (tail sold)
Kolb Firestar KXP (sold)
Sonex Onex (N153TD) Flying
Last edited by Stogie 6 : 02-16-2010 at 03:55 PM.
Reason: spelling...one of my strong points
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02-16-2010, 06:10 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Boise, Idaho
Posts: 468
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Snowflake
I had to read that a second time... I looked at your username and asked myself "how did they get razor from aeroleds?"
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But I take it you finally made the connection: Wilkinson Sword (razor blades)
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02-16-2010, 07:09 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Sutter Creek, CA
Posts: 842
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Since I am a civilian, I cannot claim that my nickname/callsign came from any feats accomplished in the style of of those who have served our country. But, through no fault of my own, I ended up with a nickname and callsign that took years to finally fade away.
My birthday is very late in the year, so I was always the youngest in my class. Upon graduation from high school, I was sent to Sacramento City College to attend A&P school. One of my first instructors was a gentleman who was retired USAAC/USAF and had flown B-17's in the 8th AAC. On the first day of class, he was walking around getting to know everyone and finally worked his way over to my bench. He looks at me, and asks "how old are you, son?" Almost 18, Sir! Then in front of all the other students, laughs and says "you look like you still could be suffering from diaper rash!" Well, from then on it was never Mark it was always "Diaper Rash" which of course got shortened to just "Rash"! I cannot tell about the delight that my instructors and classmates took in walking up to me when I was chatting up some fair maiden, to say "hey Rash! what is going on?"
We had a flying club at the the school, so my call sign when on the school freq was always "Diaper Rash"! And, as we all know aviation is a small world so it always seemed to follow me.
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02-16-2010, 08:14 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Newnan, GA
Posts: 54
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With the last name 'Esther', I was called 'Poly' all through college. In Air Force UPT (pilot training) I begged the guys not to name me Poly. Instead someone came up with 'Mole' (reference the last name). That's what I've been called since. It pays to keep your mouth shut! 
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02-16-2010, 08:40 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: St. Paul, MN.
Posts: 4,792
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My nephew is an F-18 pilot, currently flying off the USS Eisenhower in the Persian Gulf (he's been flying in support of the operation in Helmand province.
anyway, I was searching around google and found this article he wrote for the Navy Safety Center.
He'd forgotten to raise his tailhook when he switched landing ( because of low fuel) from a carrier to NAS Oceana and what subsequently happened.
His call sign now is HUDA -- For "Hook Up Dumb A**"
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02-17-2010, 09:29 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Atlanta, GA
Posts: 1,231
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Ah, yes - those "cool sounding" nicknames. Little do unsuspecting civilians realize that they are NEVER for, shall we say, our best moments?
I was actually rather fortunate in that my handle of "Axeman" was not actually for one of my genius moments. Instead, a jokester friend snapped a photo of me early one Saturday morning coming off "Alert" looking anything but (hair disheveled, rumpled flight suit, and looking somewhat hung over even though it was just lack of sleep due to a snoring Colonel).
He then proceeded to replace my photo on the Squadron Board showing the entire Squadron arranged by chain of command just inside the building entrance (remember those days? Now I'm sure such a thing would be considered a "security threat"), and replaced my legend of "Snacko" (lowest job in the squadron, always applied to the most junior Lieutenant and in this case only Lieutenant in the squadron) with the legend:
"Axe Murderer - Slays Six"

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02-17-2010, 09:49 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Garden City, Tx
Posts: 5,145
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I got mine from a hobby that got out of control and turned into a nice business, I was a paintball player for years before starting a high pressure air services company that handled the air supply for paintball fields and tournaments. Whenever I rolled onsite to an event in my big air supply trailer, everybody would say "The air guy is here" - they never knew my name, just my company logo on the trailer. It wasn't long before people were just calling me "Airguy", and I knew better than to fight a good marketing gimmick, so I ran with it.
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N16GN flying 700 hrs and counting; IO360, SDS, WWRV200, Dynon HDX, 430W
Built an off-plan RV9A with too much fuel and too much HP. Should drop dead any minute now.
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02-17-2010, 11:55 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Mead, WA
Posts: 198
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Got my name "Stitch" in while stationed in Korea in 1992 (long before the Disney movie hit the streets) by smacking the top of my head on the trailing edge of the forward canard on an AIM-9 missile that was loaded on the wing tip of an F-16 . Ended up going to the clinic and getting seven stitches in my head but not until after we finished up uploading the wing pylon, TER and BDU-33s on the jet!
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Originally Posted by RICHARD HUTSON
"BLUENOSE" and proud of it! You earn this honor by crossing the Arctic Circle on the ground.
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Didn't know that, made that trip several times between hunting trips and visiting family members while living in Alaska.
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02-17-2010, 01:23 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Kansas City, MO
Posts: 14
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Windsock or Sleepy?
Upon landing at an unfamiliar grass runway that appeared to be nicely groomed, expecially the middle of the strip, I came in a little hot over trees but picked the bright green, cushy looking center of the wide strip. It turned out to be where the owner of the private field placed his windsock. I didn't spot it until the last second, just in time to make a radical turn avoiding a straight-on hit. I however damaged the right wing leading edge. Since the mishap I've been aptly labeled "Windsock". Prior was "Sleepy" due to my abhorrence for an early wake up call for the 0700 takeoff time for short breakfast flights. Not sure which negative will stick but I'm trying to "get over it." Reading these many hilarious confessions helps.
Bill Cary
RV6 N55BC
Kansas City (KLXT)
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