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P31 reporter voicing concern regarding local military call sign katt and civil air patrol cap both sounding the same and both operating during the same time frames.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 873025 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201002 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | P31.TRACON |
| State Reference | FL |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Military Trainer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Supervisor / CIC |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types |
Narrative:
Similar sounding call signs. In an area; a military squadron uses the call sign kattxxx. Recent change to 7340.1 contraction manual approved civil air patrol to use capxxx as their call sign. When these aircraft are on the same frequency or same sector they cause numerous radio exchanges to clarify control instructions. Recommend either military squadron or cap change their call sign. This occurrence happens often (potentially several times a day) in this area due to high concentration of military training.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: P31 reporter voicing concern regarding local military call sign KATT and civil air patrol CAP both sounding the same and both operating during the same time frames.
Narrative: Similar sounding call signs. In an area; a military squadron uses the call sign KATTxxx. Recent change to 7340.1 contraction manual approved civil air patrol to use CAPxxx as their call sign. When these aircraft are on the same frequency or same sector they cause numerous radio exchanges to clarify control instructions. Recommend either military squadron or CAP change their call sign. This occurrence happens often (potentially several times a day) in this area due to high concentration of military training.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.