Reg - Flight Number Question?

[col1948]

I'm showing my ignorance again here not being used to military aircraft and flights.

Whenever I create an AI flight plan I look at the rag of the aircraft for example XV176, then I create a flight plan and use the 176 as the flight number.
I notice a lot of AI plans where the flight number is totaly different, is that the case with military aircraft, if so it will save me lots of time looking for the reg before I create a plan?

[Jon]

col1948

Typically when we built the ATO (Air Tasking Order) the callsign had nothing to do with the tail numbers ie. a 2 ship of F-15s doing DCA (Defensive Counter Air) with the callsign Exxon 15 and Exxon 16. A 2 ship of F-15's doing OCA (Offensive Counter Air) might have the callsign Mobile 40 and Mobile 41.

HTH

Jon

[jimrodger]

The previous query applies in this instance as well...

http://www.militaryaiworks.com/forums/1/16065


Jim

[col1948]

Ha Ha, so my fictional flight plans are even more fictional now, I'll know in future, thank you guys.

[VulcanDriver]

I have noticed the RAF are using 4xx for the A400M when flying into the local airport so the callsign is Ascot 400 etc the other Ascot flights use the normal callsigns.

[ahs06]

I know the local guard unit here has about five callsigns.


Slam=interception mission with live weapons.
Killer,Rage= training flights.
Savage=mx.
Hawk=cross country.
The flight numbers are usually a sequence in the flight ex killer 31 and 32 might be a flight going against rage 21 and 22. I've never seen them use the tail number other than checking in with mx after a mission.

[Victory103]

Most US Army rotary units will use the last 5 digits of the tail number. The USN training squadrons on IFR cross countries use Navy E or G (Training Wing) then the modex (side no# on nose) which is different from the BuNo (USN given serial number). The MAIW packages reflect this.

I've only ever heard on the radio the AF use an assigned callsign and never related to the actual tail# of the aircraft. Then there is the whole what day gets what number, or mission types (ie a F-16 on a long cross country might use Viper 9x). As accurate as everyone here tries, everything is fictional in the end with AI flightplans.