Marco Leon wrote:
My question (to controllers in particular) is, do they
prefer us to refer to ourselves thereafter as "November xxxxxx" as well or
do they prefer us to keep with the "Cherokee/Cessna/Mooney..." moniker?


Technically, either way is correct, but I (and the few ATC guys I know)
prefer to use the make/model, followed by the numbers. The main reason
being that ATC will often point you out to others as traffic and in busy
areas it helps with visual identification.

I've found when a controller starts referring to me as "November xxx" it
usually means he either didn't hear my aircraft type on the initial call, or
he forgot it. A couple of times over the last few months when approach has
been calling me "November xxx", they've later asked for my aircraft type
before calling me out as traffic to another plane. This seems to be more
common with Approach controllers than with towers.

My biggest problem on initial call in is controllers admonishing me to use
my full callsign, even though I am using it.

John Galban=====N4BQ (PA28-180)

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