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Controller complaint about call sign used by law enforcement helicopters operating out of fat airport and in the local area. Says too similar sounding to a regional air carrier that operates out of there too.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 354427 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199611 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : fat |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : fat |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller military : 4 controller radar : 15 |
| ASRS Report | 354427 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
No situation yet. Xxxaaa air taxi services based at fresno have been in effect for yrs. The city now has started police helicopter operations based at fresno. They use the call sign xxxabaa. The similar call sign will lead to confusion on both the tower frequency and the approach control frequency. The city insists on using xxxabaa. I feel this will lead to a situation eventually. It seems a call sign change for the city would be the best/easiest answer.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CTLR COMPLAINT ABOUT CALL SIGN USED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT HELIS OPERATING OUT OF FAT ARPT AND IN THE LCL AREA. SAYS TOO SIMILAR SOUNDING TO A REGIONAL ACR THAT OPERATES OUT OF THERE TOO.
Narrative: NO SIT YET. XXXAAA AIR TAXI SVCS BASED AT FRESNO HAVE BEEN IN EFFECT FOR YRS. THE CITY NOW HAS STARTED POLICE HELI OPS BASED AT FRESNO. THEY USE THE CALL SIGN XXXABAA. THE SIMILAR CALL SIGN WILL LEAD TO CONFUSION ON BOTH THE TWR FREQ AND THE APCH CTL FREQ. THE CITY INSISTS ON USING XXXABAA. I FEEL THIS WILL LEAD TO A SIT EVENTUALLY. IT SEEMS A CALL SIGN CHANGE FOR THE CITY WOULD BE THE BEST/EASIEST ANSWER.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.