Funny or Unusual Flight IDs

[viking9]

I have USAF HC130N 93-2105 on the box over Scotland at FL249 showing its flight ID as SPONGE BOB

Have you actually seen this c/s as SPONGE BOB? It's showing on PlanePlotter as SPONGE B. This ac is an HC-130N of the 210th RQS (rescue squadron) of the 176th Wing of the Alaskan Air National Guard which have been known to use the SPONGE c/s with a numerical or alpha suffix.

Tom

[viking9]

SPONGE B now in the descent to Mildenhall.

Tom

[RodBearden]

A Delta Air Lines pilot thinking he's flying a dog?

Rod

[Runway 31]

Thanks for putting me right

[Bell 407]

Hi All,

My questions refers to SAA049 as per the link below.



Sometimes I get a plot like this where the aircraft icon on the map is pointing in a totally diffrerent direction to the track. And, on the My Flights window the flight is listed as N/A. There is no problem with reception as the aircraft is well inside my PD area of reception.

I have followed this flight all the way down to landing and it never seems to correct itself. The outgoing flight this morning did not do this.

Just interesetd why this happens sometimes.

Thanks,

[RodBearden]

Hi Bell407 - it's just the aircraft sending bad wrong data - Radarbox is just showing what the plane's transmitting.

Rod

[Bell 407]

Thanks Rod, thought as much but nevertheless interesting to see.

[Aerotower]

AE1173  XXX      02-1101 C17   USA - Air Force      2010/02/01 09:42:20

This is a HOT call sign :)

[anorak]

Hi, I`ve got a CLEAN K35R 
 AE0500  CLEAN92  59-1495 K35R  USA - Air Force      2010/02/03 19:52:19 

[freqhopping]

Hi, I`ve got a CLEAN K35R 
 AE0500  CLEAN92  59-1495 K35R  USA - Air Force      2010/02/03 19:52:19 

And?... That's a standard callsign for tankers flying 'Coronet' mission i.e. ferring fighters and such across the oceans.

[anorak]

Thank you

[Canonjohns40D]

I just noted this one my log today. 43C1A9  JAZ BEAR ZA372  null  Royal Air Force      2010/02/09 14:44:33.

John

Possible Tornado GR4

[freqhopping]

AA8FD9  N78TC  CL30  Massmutual Asset   THEMOLE     
A324A0  N301SG  G150 GOSAINTS

[perezoso]

Not as good as some others; but presently flying overhead is:

A4945F  N39423  Continental Airlines 739ER

Is sending "FOR7ATE" as Flight ID (i.e. COA478)

[freqhopping]

Today unknown mis-coded as  249249, probably US Navy, displayed  SCROTE