Jim Peace Posted May 13, 2015 Report Posted May 13, 2015 My tail number is being flown on a 172 right now out of Defuniak Springs FL to Little Rock, however my plane is sitting on the ground in a mx hangar in New Jersey. Quote
Houman Posted May 13, 2015 Report Posted May 13, 2015 Could it be just a mistake, someone with a registration very close to your and got the flight plan wrong, or are they intentionally using your tail number with ATC continuously during the flight ? Quote
Jim Peace Posted May 13, 2015 Author Report Posted May 13, 2015 JAX center is contacting the airplane...will call me back Quote
AndyFromCB Posted May 13, 2015 Report Posted May 13, 2015 I've done this before by accident too. But then of course, I could not pickup up my clearance because I was not in the system. Quote
Jim Peace Posted May 13, 2015 Author Report Posted May 13, 2015 I've done this before by accident too. But then of course, I could not pickup up my clearance because I was not in the system. JAX center told me the plane is VFR and getting flight following....either the pilot or the controller got the tail number wrong..... JAX said they would call me back when it is fixed.....but nothing yet.....not the end of the world but I hate when www.flightaware.com is wrong for my plane.......N7815V I am already dealing with the NTSB/FAA about an accident record on my plane 50 years ago that never occurred......it is like trying to walk through a brick wall...... Quote
mike_elliott Posted May 13, 2015 Report Posted May 13, 2015 JAX center told me the plane is VFR and getting flight following....either the pilot or the controller got the tail number wrong..... JAX said they would call me back when it is fixed.....but nothing yet.....not the end of the world but I hate when www.flightaware.com is wrong for my plane.......N7815V I am already dealing with the NTSB/FAA about an accident record on my plane 50 years ago that never occurred......it is like trying to walk through a brick wall...... More than once I have had controllers get my tail # wrong when using radar services VFR. Usually, when I read back correctly, they pick up on it and all is well. Every so often, the wrong number gets stuck in the head of the controller and they don't pick up on it ever. If simple flight following, I never made a big deal of it to them, as I am sure it doesn't do them any favors to be wrong, just correct it at the next handoff or let it die if final sector. Quote
N601RX Posted May 13, 2015 Report Posted May 13, 2015 I have flight aware set up to email me when there is activity on my plane or a couple of friends. I got a notification That my plane was flying up north somewhere. Halfway through the flight it just disappeared. I assume they realized their mistake and corrected it. Quote
PMcClure Posted May 13, 2015 Report Posted May 13, 2015 My plane has been upgraded to a Acclaim by ATC more than once. Most recently on my trip to Charlotte. I guess they just can't believe a non turbo plane can hit 185knots https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N1051K/history/20150504/1913Z/KASN/KUZA I just wish it was that easy in real life to add a couple of turbos to my bird! 2 Quote
AndyFromCB Posted May 13, 2015 Report Posted May 13, 2015 My plane has been upgraded to a Acclaim by ATC more than once. Most recently on my trip to Charlotte. I guess they just can't believe a non turbo plane can hit 185knots https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N1051K/history/20150504/1913Z/KASN/KUZA I just wish it was that easy in real life to add a couple of turbos to my bird! I'd like to get upgraded to a CJ4 ;-) 2 Quote
yvesg Posted May 13, 2015 Report Posted May 13, 2015 More than once I had american controllers completely mess my tail "letters". A year and a half ago they even messed my aircraft type. I was flying an experimental according to flightaware on that leg. Must be my strong Quebec accent. Yves Quote
PMcClure Posted May 13, 2015 Report Posted May 13, 2015 JAX center told me the plane is VFR and getting flight following....either the pilot or the controller got the tail number wrong..... JAX said they would call me back when it is fixed.....but nothing yet.....not the end of the world but I hate when www.flightaware.com is wrong for my plane.......N7815V I am already dealing with the NTSB/FAA about an accident record on my plane 50 years ago that never occurred......it is like trying to walk through a brick wall...... Curious who you called and how that discussion went? Some of you may recall that my F model had the tail number from the Buddy Holly Bonanza. I had a few double takes with controllers who knew the history of the number. 1 Quote
Bob_Belville Posted May 13, 2015 Report Posted May 13, 2015 I knew a guy back in the '80s, my A&P/AI(!) who never used his real tail number when he needed to fly IFR. After I quit flying in 1990 and lost contact with Van he apparently used his PA24-400 to run drugs from Columbia among other adventures. Quote
Jim Peace Posted May 13, 2015 Author Report Posted May 13, 2015 Curious who you called and how that discussion went? JAX center watch commander.....He was probably laughing when he said he was taking down my telephone number and was going to call me back........ Probably will never hear from them 1 Quote
N201MKTurbo Posted May 13, 2015 Report Posted May 13, 2015 I'd like to get upgraded to a CJ4 ;-) As a CB are you sure you can afford the hanger rent, fuel flow, insurance and maintenance? I'll keep the mooney Quote
Jerry 5TJ Posted May 13, 2015 Report Posted May 13, 2015 I recently saw a FlightAware track showing (a Mooney buddy) had just flown from Cuba to California in a total of 0:27. That's around 4,500 KTAS, which is good, even for a Mooney. No doubt he was LOP. Quote
helitim Posted May 13, 2015 Report Posted May 13, 2015 I recently saw a FlightAware track showing (a Mooney buddy) had just flown from Cuba to California in a total of 0:27. That's around 4,500 KTAS, which is good, even for a Mooney. No doubt he was LOP. Would that be the Mooney model SR71? Quote
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