English aircraft, registration letters for ATC...

[Fozzer]

Here's an interesting little problem for you to solve... ....!

Over here in England the registration letters painted on our GA aircraft start with the letters G-Bxxx.
These are the letters which appear on our fuselage*....
...and also our call sign for ATC...
The trouble is, in the Flight sim, ATC call out "Golf hyphen Bravoxxx"... ...!

Is there a way of preventing the word "hyphen" from being called out during radio communications... ...?

Our American Cousins don't suffer from the same problem with their registration letters/numbers eg: Nxxxxxx

There you go...sumfin' to get your teeth into......!

Cheers all...

Paul ....G-BFOZ......!

* in certain aircraft designed to show the details on the aircraft, after typing the ATC info in the box... ...!

Note: The word "Hyphen" should not be confused with the word "Hymen"... ... ...!

[C]

I just write the registration without the hyphen in the aircraft details box when selecting the aircraft

eg. Instead of G-BTWD I would insert GBTWD

[Hagar]

I know nothing about radio procedure but think in real life you would identify yourself as Oscar Zulu.

[Fozzer]

I just write the registration without the hyphen in the aircraft details box when selecting the aircraft

eg. Instead of G-BTWD I would insert GBTWD

But....the letters on the Fuselage would appear as GBTWD rather than the correct G-BTWD...!

When you type your tail number into the ATC box in the sim, those are the letters which appear on your Fuselage, .....and they also become your ATC call-sign... ...!

Paul...G-BFOZ....(not GBFOZ)... ...!

Example:

[JBaymore]

OK Paul..... reapeat after me "It's only a simulation." .... "It's only a simulation." ....... "It's only a simulation."...... "Its only............  


best,

...................john

[Fozzer]

OK Paul..... reapeat after me "It's only a simulation." .... "It's only a simulation." ....... "It's only a simulation."...... "Its only............  


best,

...................john

...but Uncle Bill says...
"It's as real as it gets!"....(trust me)... ...!

It's all right for you Yankee lot....you don't suffer from "Hyphens" in your registration letters... ...!

LOL...!

Paul.

ATC is pretty good otherwise... ...!

[Hagar]

I don't think applies to most 3rd party aircraft. Try another plane.

Hmmm. Then you couldn't choose your registration, like most of us lesser mortals.

PS. You could always repaint it.

[C]

But....the letters on the Fuselage would appear as GBTWD rather than the correct G-BTWD...!

When you type your tail number into the ATC box in the sim, those are the letters which appear on your Fuselage, .....and they also become your ATC call-sign... ...!

Paul...G-BFOZ....(not GBFOZ)... ...!

Ahhh yes, I get your point Paul! When flying the default aircraft this is slightly more complicated!

PS. You could always repaint it.

Indeed. I did that the other day for the first time. Charlie is now the proud "owner"/pilot of K5054...

[Hagar]

Indeed. I did that the other day for the first time. Charlie is now the proud "owner"/pilot of K5054...

Sorted.

Foz, break out your paintbrush. A drop of Hammerite should do it.

[Fozzer]

Registration letters and ATC complications...>>>



Foxtrot, Oscar, Zulu, Zulu, Echo, Romeo.... ...!

..."Say again..."... ...!

LOL...!

Paul... ...!

[Hagar]

Well, use your imagination. G-FOZZ or something like that.

Then type GFOZZ in the ATC wotsit. Do I have to think of everything around here?

[ozzy72]

Paul just knock off a bottle of red wine and relax

[Fozzer]

Well, use your imagination. G-FOZZ or something like that.

Then type GFOZZ in the ATC wotsit. Do I have to think of everything around here?

Tee-Hee...!

Sorry, Doug....It dont work like that... ...!

Whatever you type into your ATC whatsit also appears on your fuselage....and vikky-verkia... ...!

LOL...!

Paul...Life is just one big bowl of complications... ...!
LOL...!

[Fozzer]

Paul just knock off a bottle of red wine and relax

...it's all very well for you...

ATC just call you...One, Six, One... ...!

....Did you run out of paint...or sumfink... ...!

LOL... ... ... ...!

Cheers Mark...!

Paul... ...!

[Hagar]

Tee-Hee...!

Sorry, Doug....It dont work like that... ...!

Whatever you type into your ATC whatsit also appears on your fuselage....and vikky-verkia... ...!

Not if you repaint the plane properly it doesn't. That's a special feature on some 3rd party aircraft only - I think. You could probably remove it & paint the letters on permanently. Don't ask me how cos I've never tried it & I don't use ATC anyhow. We didn't have such things as radios in my day.

PS. Break out a bottle of plonk as Ozzy suggested. You'll feel much better. Trust me.