What do you say on radio if you're flying a rare plane?

[jimhorner]

Pedantics 101: All Skyhawks are 172s, but not all 172s are Skyhawks. The Skyhawk was the deluxe model.

Pedantics 202:


Douglas and Ed Heinemann might have a quibble about the “All Skyhawks are 172s” part of your statement.

 

[Stan Cooper]

Pedantics 101: All Skyhawks are 172s, but not all 172s are Skyhawks. The Skyhawk was the deluxe model.

As far as the ICAO is concerned the type designator for Cessna 172s and Cessna Skyhawks is "C172." The only exception is the Cutlass RG which is "C72R."

 

[JulietSierraBravo79]

I heard "rare WW2 aircraft" over the CTAF the other day. Didn't see them. A shame they weren't more specific.

 

[Liberty Flyer]

Pedantics 202:


Douglas and Ed Heinemann might have a quibble about the “All Skyhawks are 172s” part of your statement.

Ah yes, Heinemann's hotrod.

 

[Pilawt]

Pedantics 101: All Skyhawks are 172s, but not all 172s are Skyhawks. The Skyhawk was the deluxe model.

Pedantics 202: Douglas and Ed Heinemann might have a quibble about the “All Skyhawks are 172s” part of your statement.

 

[flyingron]

I have flown a Navion for 25 years. Before the types were redone, the official Navion type was N145. Even now that it is NAVI, while I say "NAVION 5327K" on call up, when they ask for type I say: NAVION.. NOVEMBER ALPHA VICTOR INDIA SLANT GOLF.

 

[Kenny Phillips]

Pedantics 202:


Douglas and Ed Heinemann might have a quibble about the “All Skyhawks are 172s” part of your statement.

The "Cessna" was implied. I've flown and driven and crashed Skyhawks.

 

[ETres]

I've had quite a few controllers ask what is a Cessna 195...

Years ago, when I owned a 1957 Skylane, the tower asked me to confirm aircraft type as I was rolling out after landing. I answered, "Cessna 182 Skylane." Evidently he wasn't familiar with a straight-tail Cessna.

 

[Chris Scherry]

I must have missed it, what is the rare airplane?

 

[Pilawt]

In 1979 Piper published this "Controller Information Guide" covering their then-current models. Many of the type designators have changed since then.