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Corporate jet captain reported a common route between two airports involves the waypoints orosz and corez which can sound similar over the radio. This can potentially create confusion for pilots.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1463971 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201707 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZLA.ARTCC |
| State Reference | CA |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Light Transport Low Wing 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Climb |
| Route In Use | Direct SID PADRZ1 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 60 Flight Crew Total 6000 Flight Crew Type 1000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
The preferred routing between [two california cities includes the waypoints orosz and corez]. The intersections orosz and corez present a huge confusion potential. Air traffic controllers are pronouncing the intersections 'or-os' and 'cor-os.' over the radio; it's virtually impossible to distinguish between the two intersections. I believe that one of the two intersections should be renamed immediately to prevent confusion.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Corporate jet Captain reported a common route between two airports involves the waypoints OROSZ and COREZ which can sound similar over the radio. This can potentially create confusion for pilots.
Narrative: The preferred routing between [two California cities includes the waypoints OROSZ and COREZ]. The intersections OROSZ and COREZ present a huge confusion potential. Air traffic controllers are pronouncing the intersections 'Or-os' and 'Cor-os.' Over the radio; it's virtually impossible to distinguish between the two intersections. I believe that one of the two intersections should be renamed immediately to prevent confusion.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.