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[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 years ago (2 children)

It's my understanding that pilots don't get to choose their callsigns. Instead, it's their teammates who choose them, which is why they are often jokes at the expense of the pilot. E.g. the callsign of Ewan McGregor's brother was OB-2.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Callsigns for pilots, yes. This article is conflating callsigns with the plane's identification/flight number.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Ok, that makes a lot of sense. Thank you for clarifying. Do you know who chooses that?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

I guess he ALWAYS had the high ground