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Offline JetScan1

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Callsign question ?
« on: September 27, 2006, 10:28:42 PM »
Listening to the ZNY feed. Heard "Flight Connect 3513" on McGuire Approach at 3000 feet, cleared to 6000 then handed off to 128.300 New York Center. Anyone know who "Flight Connect" is ? Also heard a USAF(?) callsign "TEAM 38" out of McGuire, any idea what type ? Neither callsign appear to be listed in any database.

http://www.airlinecodes.co.uk/airlcodesearch.asp

http://members.optusnet.com.au/extremescan/usaf%20callsigns/uscallsigns.html

DJ



Offline PHL Approach

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Re: Callsign question ?
« Reply #1 on: September 27, 2006, 11:09:01 PM »
TEAM is a KC10 with 305AMW.

Offline davolijj

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Re: Callsign question ?
« Reply #2 on: September 28, 2006, 02:51:16 AM »
Flight Connect is not registered as an FAA authorized call sign.   The 7340.1 is the FAA Contraction Manual.  You can look up any call sign here:

http://www.faa.gov/ATPUBS/CNT/3-3.htm

Use Section 2 for telephony.  It's probably more current than other databases.

Offline JetScan1

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Re: Callsign question ?
« Reply #3 on: September 28, 2006, 12:08:55 PM »
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TEAM is a KC10 with 305AMW.

Thanks. Speaking of USAF callsigns, using Flight Explorer right now, for some reason it's displaying all active US military flights, normally they are blocked. Route and type is still blocked, but callsign and position is being shown. D'oh !? 
 
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Use Section 2 for telephony.  It's probably more current than other databases.

Thanks, I didn't know about that website.

DJ
 
 

Offline ordpark

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Re: Callsign question ?
« Reply #4 on: September 29, 2006, 12:28:05 AM »
Noticed the same thing on Passur this afternoon....

Offline mfbuckland

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Re: Callsign question ?
« Reply #5 on: January 01, 2008, 06:47:14 PM »
the call sign "Team" is normally assigned to a nonstandard formation flight of KC-10 from the 305th at WRI. The numbered suffix corresponds to the day of the week. Example- "Team 76" is a flight that will launch on Sunday. If they go east bound to the refueling tracks after departure the are given direct MANTA intersection to maintain 6000 per the Point Pleasant 4 SID/LOA and switched to ZNY, Manta sector on 128.3.


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Re: Callsign question ?
« Reply #6 on: January 01, 2008, 07:58:30 PM »
Here's a link to a ton of AF callsigns.
http://members.chello.nl/~rt_postma/afcallsigns.html

Offline CntrllrATC

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Re: Callsign question ?
« Reply #7 on: January 01, 2008, 10:13:53 PM »
Could that "Flight Connect" have actually been "Flight Check" and was just misheard?