The Neverending Callsign thread (Best/Worst/Funniest and where they came from)

[Brydown1]

lol, I am just curious if there is any rules to the call signs. Also, does your call sign get placed on your aircarft with your name?

 

[zippy]

The heirarchy of callsigns is 1. real or percieved shortcoming or doing something dumb 2. Physical abnormality 3. then play on the name.

Im sure if your name is boring then you will do something dumb or have some physical defect your squadron will find entertaining.

http://www.airwarriors.com/forum/showthread.php?t=132516&highlight=callsigns

http://www.airwarriors.com/forum/showthread.php?t=13705&highlight=callsigns

http://www.airwarriors.com/forum/showthread.php?t=15290&highlight=callsigns

http://www.airwarriors.com/forum/showthread.php?t=4073&highlight=callsigns

http://www.airwarriors.com/forum/showthread.php?t=4361&highlight=callsigns

This is just what was on the first page of the search results... try to do one first before you ask a question you think someone here might know the answer to... good chance someone might have already asked the same question and gotten the answer you were looking for.

[Edit: I see someone has already mentioned the search function...]

 

[pilot_man]

Picking one's own call sign is considered a foul. I heard of a story of one guy wanting to be called "Iceman" and he got named "Slushee" instead.

This guy didn't ask to be called Iceman, he just had the 80's haircut, and he was called Slushee because he wasn't cool enough to keep his Iceman call sign.

 

[Flyboy_D85]

The more you hate it, the more it sticks lol

 

[Skeeterman]

During the old days in Naval aviation, the call signs were given my other pilots or flight personnel. You did not pick your own call sign. During my flight training flight at P. Town, summer 1949, the mosquitoes were so bad, we were swatting all the time. Some of the other trainee's started calling me "Skeeter". And that became my call sign.
I had a another call sign during the first tour in Korea 1951. "Chop-Chop".
One morning, rushing to finish breakfast, and fight quarters was called. I came into the ready room with my mouth full, and the squadron commander ask why I was chopping so much. The other pilots said, there is "Chop-Chop".

Generally, the call sign was something one had done.

 

[eddie]

During the old days in Naval aviation, the call signs were given my other pilots or flight personnel. You did not pick your own call sign. During my flight training flight at P. Town, summer 1949, the mosquitoes were so bad, we were swatting all the time. Some of the other trainee's started calling me "Skeeter". And that became my call sign.
I had a another call sign during the first tour in Korea 1951. "Chop-Chop".
One morning, rushing to finish breakfast, and fight quarters was called. I came into the ready room with my mouth full, and the squadron commander ask why I was chopping so much. The other pilots said, there is "Chop-Chop".

Generally, the call sign was something one had done.

Sir, what did you fly?

 

[badger16]

Yeah sir,I was also curious what squadrons you were apart of during your career?


Oh as far as call signs go, i started a thread that hepled me out with a project a few weekes ago...gives some good stories. http://www.airwarriors.com/forum/showthread.php?t=132516&highlight=callsign+stories

 

[MasterBates]

In my 12+ years of flying, I have had a couple, but only "MASTER" really seems to stick. Since my last name is Bates, you do the math.

I was temporarily tagged "TREE" for "landing" a Bell 204 in one.

"MOD" was a version of Master, as in "Master of Disaster" after having a 2nd real auto in as many months.

Right now I'm 2 for 3 for the helo being flyable after real autos.

 

[badger16]

The more you hate it, the more it sticks lol

thats true most of the time but sometimes you like it...My brother has an internal tremor and it looks like he's always had about a hottle of coffee, and so he got the callsign "shakes" but that had been his knickname since he was at the acadamy(it was actually part of his DJ monicer)...so though it does not happen very often...if its that obvious it may stick whether he likes it or not.

 

[bunk22]

For example, since this topic has been discussed many times yet you created another thread about said topic, I'm inclined to refer to you as A$$ Jockey. That's an example of how one might just earn a callsign.

 

[Skeeterman]

Eddie and Badger16, Your question on aircraft and squadrons during my career.
1951. U.S.S BonHomme Richard CVA-31.. VF-781 F9F-2B Panther jet.
1952 Exchange pilot program to 1sMAW ( 1st Marine Air Wing) VMJ-1 K3 Airfield. Pohang. Korea. Flying F2H-2B Banshee fighter escort for aerial photographic reconnaissance squadron
1953. U.S.S. Princeton CVA-37.. VF-152 The Fighting Aces. F2H-2B Banshee fighter escort for VC-61 photo reconn.

1955. U. S. S. Hancock CV-19. F7U-3 Cutlass. Worst Navy aircraft to fly.

1957. NAS Agana, Guam. VP-6 Flying P2V-Neptune. Typhon Hunters.

1964 U.S.S. Constellation CVA-64 VA-144 A-4C- Skyhawk. Vietnam

1966 U.S.S. Oriskany CVA-34 VA-163 A-4E Vietnam

 

[robav8r]

Eddie and Badger16, Your question on aircraft and squadrons during my career.
1951. U.S.S BonHomme Richard CVA-31.. VF-781 F9F-2B Panther jet.
1952 Exchange pilot program to 1sMAW ( 1st Marine Air Wing) VMJ-1 K3 Airfield. Pohang. Korea. Flying F2H-2B Banshee fighter escort for aerial photographic reconnaissance squadron
1953. U.S.S. Princeton CVA-37.. VF-152 The Fighting Aces. F2H-2B Banshee fighter escort for VC-61 photo reconn.

1955. U. S. S. Hancock CV-19. F7U-3 Cutlass. Worst Navy aircraft to fly.

1957. NAS Agana, Guam. VP-6 Flying P2V-Neptune. Typhon Hunters.

1964 U.S.S. Constellation CVA-64 VA-144 A-4C- Skyhawk. Vietnam

1966 U.S.S. Oriskany CVA-34 VA-163 A-4E Vietnam

Skeeterman - impressive resume. Question - what did you do between 1957 and 1964?

 

[TurnandBurn55]

Picking one's own call sign is considered a foul. I heard of a story of one guy wanting to be called "Iceman" and he got named "Slushee" instead.

He was Iceman in TRACOM and those never stick. For that matter, neither do RAG ones (unless they're really hysterical). His new one is quite amusing.

 

[TurnandBurn55]

For example, since this topic has been discussed many times yet you created another thread about said topic, I'm inclined to refer to you as A$$ Jockey. That's an example of how one might just earn a callsign.

Anigav is always a good option.

 

[badger16]

and his new one would be??? you can't leave us hanging...