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Military Aviation => Modern Military Aircraft => Topic started by: vortex003 on October 04, 2008, 06:55:39 PM

Title: Callsign 'Vortex'
Post by: vortex003 on October 04, 2008, 06:55:39 PM

Do any of you guys monitor the airwaves?
There was a Mil aircraft (helo?) using this callsign up that way today - any idea what it was?

Puma / Chinook?

(I've only heard single Pumas using 'Tiger' myself)

Title: Re: Callsign 'Vortex'
Post by: casper on October 04, 2008, 06:58:37 PM

Sorry don't :(

Title: Re: Callsign 'Vortex'
Post by: Angry Turnip on October 05, 2008, 12:16:38 PM

"Vortex" is almost certainly a Chinook callsign-there has been some Chinook activity around Aldergrove this past two weeks but haven`t mananged to photograp it but have seen one 4 times recently.

As you rightly say "Tiger" is normally used by the Puma`s if operating solo.

Title: Re: Callsign 'Vortex'
Post by: vortex003 on October 05, 2008, 12:21:47 PM

Thanks Angry - i suspected it may have been a Chinook.

 ;) ;)