ZeroCool@feddit.ch to Canada@lemmy.caEnglish · 1 year agoCanadian Air Force Investigating After Fighter Jet Uses Call Sign ‘DICK69'themessenger.comexternal-linkmessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10 cross-posted to: offbeat@lemmy.canottheonion@lemmy.world
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkCanadian Air Force Investigating After Fighter Jet Uses Call Sign ‘DICK69'themessenger.comZeroCool@feddit.ch to Canada@lemmy.caEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square7fedilink cross-posted to: offbeat@lemmy.canottheonion@lemmy.world
minus-squarefrostbiker@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoIt’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.
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.