Paul summed it up pretty well for me here....

I presume you're talking about posts with subject lines like "Good FBO for
BAF" or "Why does ILS23 at QQQ have a bend in the middle?"

Most of these questions are aimed at people who regularly use the airport.
If you don't know the identifier off by heart, then chances are you don't
fly there often enough to answer the questions about it.



"zatatime" wrote in message
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On Wed, 22 Dec 2004 18:09:58 GMT, "Peter MacPherson"
wrote:

The reason I always use the airport identifier is it's a lot
easier than spelling it all out. ; )

Like the other guys said, you can use Airnav or such to look
them up. Only takes a minute.


"Casey Wilson" wrote in message
news:X0gyd.6830$L7.6062@trnddc05...

Please, folks. Some, I'd wager most, of us just don't have
encyclopedic memory. When you use an airport identifier, please include
the name of the airport, or the nearest town.


When you add a minute of everyone's time who's reading it, and compare
it to the few seconds it'll take to write it out, what seems to make
more sense? Which is more readable to the masses? Why should someone
need reference material handy at all times to read a message on a
newsboard? That's like needing to bring reference books with you
whenever you plan on reading a newspaper.

z