In flying, I’ve never heard call signs without a number at the end, but things could have been different/more relaxed in '86, when planes were landing a military airfield that was their home base.Īnd him doing a flyby might jeopardize other flights trying to land…or maybe not. He just jeopardized the lives of all of the pilots trying to land. he just jeopardized the lives of all of the pilots trying to land.Is this authentic naval military jargon? You said upthread that you’d expect a number to follow.Īdditionally, it occurs to me that if in fact the “pattern is full”, then two things are true : I guess the anomaly in Top Gun, then, is that he gives a call sign, but no number. And I’ve heard commercial airliners on the radio refer to the airline name, as you describe. I flew in a Cherokee Warrior, so I’d announcement, for example, as “Warrior November 867 Delta”).
When I was taught to refer to the aircraft by its model and then tail number (i.e. I should have been more specific earlier. Not to mention airlines that use flight number callsigns, e.g., QANTAS 676. For example, in Australia we have:Īnd many more that are used when conducting certain types of flight operations. There are civilian callsigns that convey information about the nature of the flight. I am hardly a piloting expert, and I have absolutely no military experience, but isn’t this line a bunch of gibberish? Something more appropriate might be “You’re busting class Bravo airspace without authorization.” It certainty doesn’t answer why it’s bad to buzz the tower.
Negative ghost rider full#
If the pattern is so busy that they want an aircraft to wait to enter, they might instruct to hang out for a bit, perhaps by instructing to make a big 360 degree turn.īut just saying that the pattern is full doesn’t really tell the pilot anything. enter left downwind) or when to make the next turn to line up with the runway (i.e.
Negative ghost rider how to#
Normally, ATC instructs aircraft how to enter the pattern (i.e. The pattern refers to the rectangular flight path around the airport. Do military jets not have tail numbers?Īnd saying that the pattern is full just doesn’t make sense. And (based on my experience in general aviation) I would expect the terminology to refer to the aircraft, rather than the pilot. Now, I have some hours as a student pilot (although I didn’t get my license) and little about what ATC says makes sense. Whenever he requests such permission, he’s denied by a blasé controller with the admonition “negative ghost rider, the pattern is full”, which he promptly ignores, causing coffee to spill and hilarity (and homo-erotic volleyball) to ensue. In Top Gun, Maverick is shown enjoying buzzing the Air Traffic Controller tower, presumably to confirm his commitment to being a, well, maverick.īut, despite showing an affinity for being rebellious, he at least has the decency to ask first.
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