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Zach W.
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What does ATC do withis the relationship between your tail number and air traffic control?

Obviously it'sa tail number is used to distinguish yourself from other aircraft, but after the first call, a callsign does the same thing. It is also used for investigation purposes I would imagine, by listening to radio recordings, but are controllers typically even able to read tail numbers from the tower or do they just see a plane around where you say you are calling from and assume that it's you?

What does ATC do with your tail number?

Obviously it's used to distinguish yourself from other aircraft, but after the first call, a callsign does the same thing. It is also used for investigation purposes I would imagine, by listening to radio recordings, but are controllers typically even able to read tail numbers from the tower or do they just see a plane around where you say you are calling from and assume that it's you?

What is the relationship between your tail number and air traffic control?

Obviously a tail number is used to distinguish yourself from other aircraft, but after the first call, a callsign does the same thing. It is also used for investigation purposes I would imagine, by listening to radio recordings, but are controllers typically even able to read tail numbers from the tower or do they just see a plane around where you say you are calling from and assume that it's you?

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Zach W.
Zach W.
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What does ATC do with your tail number?

Obviously it's used to distinguish yourself from other aircraft, but after the first call, a callsign does the same thing. It is also used for investigation purposes I would imagine, by listening to radio recordings, but are controllers typically even able to read tail numbers from the tower or do they just see a plane around where you say you are calling from and assume that it's you?