"Compassion" call sign

Here in canada we "normaly" use HopeAir as www.hopeair.com
Paul


"James Blakely" a écrit
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When flying for the likes of Angel Flight or Air Lifeline, one can use a
modified tail number starting with the word "compassion." I was thinking
about that the other day and I realized that I've never heard it used on
the
radio.

Has anyone heard the compassion call sign on the radio?

Do the people who fly these missions use the compassion call sign?

I have flown for both AngelFlight ("angel flight") and AirLifeLine
("compassion"). Theya re both great volunteer organizations. The call sign
is ONLY used when passengers are on board and the aircraft is performing a
mission. Repositioning flights require use of the regular N-number. More
info can be found at:

http://www.airlifeline.org
http://www.angelflightne.org

Mike McCullough


"James Blakely" wrote in
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When flying for the likes of Angel Flight or Air Lifeline, one can use a
modified tail number starting with the word "compassion." I was thinking
about that the other day and I realized that I've never heard it used on
the
radio.

Has anyone heard the compassion call sign on the radio?

Do the people who fly these missions use the compassion call sign?

James Blakely wrote:

Has anyone heard the compassion call sign on the radio?

Yes, I've flown as Compassion and even Lifeguard. The Compassion callsign
requires that you be on such a mission (Angel Flight, AirLifeLine, etc.) and
when filing your flight plan you drop the first few characters of your call-sign
in favor of "CMF". So if you normally file as N376ES, you'd become CMF6ES, or
Compassion Six Echo Sierra.

I used Lifeguard right after 9/11, attempting to fly a trauma surgeon
coordinator up to Teterboro, New York - I would have been one of very few
airplanes airborne near Ground Zero at that time, as it was just a few days
after the attack. Unfortunately my airplane's landing gear decided on that day
not to retract after takeoff, so I was unable to complete the mission.

-Ryan