identification ?

[paulj]

OK my turn to ask really dumb question.
What's the significence of crew knowing their trip number when using the radio? Is the trip number the flight number?

Paul

[Michael Carter]

Yes. And if you fly multiple flights in a day it's easy to forget just which one you are.

I used to ferry aircraft to the next airport from our flight school for radio certifications. I'd fly up to five or six aircraft in a day. It's easy to forget which one you're flying without that little plaquard on the dash.

[fweinrebe]

Yes. And if you fly multiple flights in a day it's easy to forget just which one you are.

I used to ferry aircraft to the next airport from our flight school for radio certifications. I'd fly up to five or six aircraft in a day. It's easy to forget which one you're flying without that little plaquard on the dash.

I can also relate to that. We used to fly from Windhoek to Tsumeb to Katima and Victoria Falls with flight number of 821. Then all the way back as 822. If you then ask for startup at Vic Falls for example as 821 you totally confuse ATC.

We also had a rule that for a non scheduled flight or ferry flight you use a callsign with a 9 in front (Like 9821). Totally what one is not used to. Amazing how your tongue gets a knot. They have these flight number things on the Boeing yokes as well.

[Michael Carter]

Yeah, I have one on mine. Maybe they stopped using the trip reminder after the yoke mounted model was introduced.

[Jackpilot]

That thing is not entirely mechanical..there are four tabs at the top of each wheel and when slided they show a little tongue of brigh metal which makes contact with the tab...very intriguing...
I cleaned out 30 odd years of finger grease (Johson's "Fantastik" works very well)and once repainted I will incorporate it in the pedestal.

[Rodney]

possibly sending a signal somewhere else and then to the FDR.

[fweinrebe]

Jack, are the digits only from 0-7 or are they 0-9? [EDIT: Never mind the question, There is a 9 on the photo. Then it is not a transponder dial either]

It's not SELCAL because SELCAL uses alphabetic characters instead of numbers.

[Michael Carter]

Do you have a part number I can look up?

[fweinrebe]

possibly sending a signal somewhere else and then to the FDR.

Good guess Rodney. I also just remembered, we used to setup the Flight No before each flight for the FDR.

[Jackpilot]

Do you have a part number I can look up?

Washed out
I can read:
.....W.(T?)..ON.CO
Seattle WASH
P/N 600