Callsigns: who is who on the radio

The registration is an aircraft's number plate, with the country letters first. You learn how it is spelled as a callsign, how an airline flight like DLH123 becomes Lufthansa one two tree on the radio, and when a callsign may get shorter.

What you learn

• Read the country from a registration, such as D or G
• Spell a registration as a callsign on the radio
• Explain how an airline callsign is built
• Say when you may use the short callsign

In playlists

• Radio calls and phraseology

Also on

• Video course: Aviation for beginners
• Glossary: Callsign
• Wiki: Callsign