Why did you pick your N Number ?

[tmbg]

Originally Posted by DCat22

We basically looked up every available four digit sequence that was available and had doubled letters. This one rolled off tongue well, I like saying "niner" and the VV will make it hard to resist saying "Vector Victor" all the time. So 95VV was perfect.

There is a three letter number from a plane that will never fly again, I'm still trying to find a way to get though.

(I hope I didn't already post here. Didn't see it. )

it's amazing how often you and I think alike


I wrote a perl script that scraped the available numbers database looking for interesting patterns such as doubled letters and numbers, and then spit out a report of them so I could pick the ones that sounded good.

I ended up with N773WW. Three Whiskey Whiskey, "Make mine a double!"

[Franz]

See if you can figure out my Canadian version of a tail number: C-FUXI

[cln1owner]

608MA

The grand daughter of my build partner passed away from a brain tumor at the age of 6, in 2008. Her name was Mara Adams and to my knowledge never got to fly with her grandpa. I picked the number for him and her.

[PerfTech]

....I chose the numbers as they were easy to say, as in rolls off your tongue. The letters are my initials. .

[Bad Sheila]

1) Wanted minimum numbers.
2) Had to end in AU. (I'm an Aussie)
3) 6 related to my RV6
4) N6AU was taken so settled for N66AU.
When I call ATC I say "RV6 N66AU" on the first call and 6AU from then on... works good for me.
BTW The "Nose Art" and name will be "Bad Sheila"... that works for me too. LOL

[humptybump]

It's an RV-8 so I just stuck "8" in front of my other N number.

[SHIPCHIEF]

In January of 2011 I posted:

"Pretty slow around here...
So I'll pitch in:
I'm building an "8", the wife is building a "9" and sort of petered out, waiting for me to finish it. SE are my initials.
I really wanted a 2 digit, 2 letter N number, shorter would even be better, but 8SE is already taken."

Later I reserved 98SE for the RV-9.
That'll confuse 'em!
"N89SE & N98SE flight of two, inbound for landing!"

[e4evrybdy]

I just reserved mine today, 742EL which is a slight copy of the first post. An RV-7 for two with my first initial and my wife's first initial. So, does that make it better or worse than getting a tattoo of her name if things go sour?

[SkyFlorida]

Lucky for me the International Radiotelephony Spelling Alphabet contains "Mike" , my name. I'll get the personal touch from ATC.

... I really wanted "Alpha Mike", but my wife didn't want to constantly hear my ego stroked on the radio.

[C-FAH Q]

Originally Posted by Franz

See if you can figure out my Canadian version of a tail number: C-FUXI

Ya...here's mine. C-FAHQ