So which N-number would you choose to put on your plane, or (all other things being equal) rent from your local FBO, or being the senior pilot at your company would choose to fly in the fleet? What are your reasons for choosing it?
And to help lighten the mood further, what other interesting numbers can you think of, or have you heard over the radio?
A female at OKV flies a plane ending with Romeo-Romeo. Hearing that put a smile on my face. That led me to think of N69RJ, but of course THAT one is taken.
How to Properly Form an N-Number:
N-Numbers consist of a series of alphanumeric characters. U.S. registration numbers may not exceed five characters in addition to the standard U.S. registration prefix letter N. These characters may be:
one to five numbers (N12345)
one to four numbers followed by one letter (N1234Z)
one to three numbers followed by two letters (N123AZ)
To avoid confusion with the numbers one and zero, the letters I and O are not to be used.
Other Requirements:
An N-Number may not begin with zero. You must precede the first zero in an N-Number with any number 1 through 9. For example, N01Z is not valid.
Registration numbers N1 through N99 are strictly reserved for FAA internal use.
The FAA no longer issues numbers beginning with NC, NX, NR, or NL. On some older aircraft, these numbers may be displayed in accordance with FAR Part 45.22.
Phonetic Alphabet:
A = Alpha
B = Bravo
C = Charlie
D = Delta
E = Echo
F = Foxtrot
G = Golf
H = Hotel
J = Juliet
K = Kilo
L = Lima
M = Mike
N = November
P = Papa
Q = Quebec
R = Romeo
S = Sierra
T = Tango
U = Uniform
V = Victor
W = Whiskey
X = X-ray
Y = Yankee
Z = Zulu
Just took a glance at Canadian Registrations, which are four and five letter combinations. All 31 219! Ignoring the " C " prefix, there is an obvious lack of profanity. Not even any funny combinations. There must be a Canadian burocrate with an over developed lack of humour assigned to the task. Work is slow today. But I digress.
So which N-number would you choose to put on your plane (if you own one), or (all other things being equal) rent from your local FBO, or being the senior pilot at your company would choose to fly in the fleet? What are your reasons for choosing it?
In other words, which do you feel is the “catchiest” or most desirable number?
N41RJ: Four one Rome (and) Juliet as in Shakespeare?
N155EE: The echoing of the 5?
N87654: Actually, a better one would have been 5678 - this is what choreographers, who are unaware of the numbers 1, 2, 3, and 4, use to start off dances during rehearsals.
The FBO where I started flying had two Piper rentals a 140 and 160. I don’t remember the numbers right off but they were Romeo and Juliet. I think Romeo met an unpleasant fate.
I tried reserving several similar numbers with 2 digits followed by either Golf or Mike, so as to have a three-syllable call sign. Every time such a number became available, I’d submit my reservation request at 12:01 AM, but other reservation requests for them were ahead of mine. They’re hard to get.
I know no one probably cares, and it’s slightly off topic, but I was looking for any interesting N numbers I’ve flown. I didn’t find any interesting ones, but here’s every airplane I’ve ever flown.
