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Not many controllers away from the northern border of the U.S. are familiar with Canadas alphabetic aircraft registration system and it can cause confusion … C-ABCD: XXXX tower this Canadian Civil Charlie Alpha Bravo Charlie Delta. Request runway in use … No response … C-ABCD: Again XXXX tower Canadian Civil Charlie Alpha Bravo Charlie Delta requesting runway in use … No response … C-ABCD: Wichita tower, Canadian Civil Charlie Alpha Bravo Charlie Delta requesting runway in use … XXXX Tower: Canadian alphabet soup aircraft calling XXXX Tower please say again.
Not many controllers away from the northern border of the U.S. are familiar with Canada's alphabetic aircraft registration system and it can cause confusion.
C-ABCD: XXXX tower this Canadian Civil Charlie Alpha Bravo Charlie Delta. Request runway in use.
No response
C-ABCD: Again XXXX tower Canadian Civil Charlie Alpha Bravo Charlie Delta requesting runway in use.
No response
C-ABCD: Wichita tower,Canadian Civil Charlie Alpha Bravo Charlie Delta requesting runway in use.
XXXX Tower: Canadian alphabet soup aircraft calling XXXX tower please say again.
Pete Simpson

Editorial StaffAVweb
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