While monitoring a local frequency, a remote pilot hears traffic from a Cessna Citation business jet registered as N482KT. Following the call sign convention in the FAA study guide, how would its call sign most likely be spoken?
- ACessna Four-Eight-Two-Kilo-Tango
- BCitation Four-Eight-Two-Kilo-Tango
- CSpeedbird Four-Eight-Two-Kilo-Tango
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Correct answer: B. Citation Four-Eight-Two-Kilo-Tango
For light GA aircraft, the manufacturer's name usually replaces November. For heavier GA aircraft such as turbo-props or turbo-jets, the model name is used, so a Citation registered N482KT would be Citation Four-Eight-Two-Kilo-Tango.
- A. Incorrect. The manufacturer's name is usually used for light general aviation aircraft; for heavier aircraft such as turbo-jets, the model is used.
- B. Correct. For heavier GA aircraft such as turbo-props or turbo-jets, the aircraft's model is used in the call sign.
- C. Incorrect. Speedbird is the call sign that British Airways uses instead of its company name; it is not used for a privately registered Citation.
FAA-G-8082-22 Remote Pilot – sUAS Study Guide, Chapter 7, Aircraft Call Signs If the aircraft is a heavier GA aircraft, such as a turbo-prop, or turbo-jet, the aircraft's model will be used in the call sign.
FAA-G-8082-22 Remote Pilot – sUAS Study Guide, Chapter 7, Aircraft Call Signs Usually, when the aircraft is a light general aviation (GA) aircraft, the manufacturer's name will be used.
FAA-G-8082-22 Remote Pilot – sUAS Study Guide, Chapter 7, Aircraft Call Signs For example, British Airways uses "Speedbird."