CAP Aircraft Callsign Change

MEMORANDUM FOR ALL CAP NATIONAL BOARD MEMBERS FROM: HQ CAP/MD
SUBJECT: Aircraft Callsign Change

1. The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and the FAA have changed CAP’s aircraft callsign to “CAP” instead of “CPF or CAP Flight.” The new callsign should be used in air/ground communications and when filing flight plans. ICAO and the FAA will not permit CAP to have two callsigns so we will have to discontinue the use of “CAP Flight.”

2 The pronunciation of the new “CAP” callsign is exactly how it sounds as in “baseball cap.” It should be used along with the appropriate wing callsign number. Example: “CAP 1234.” This new callsign should be included in the remarks section of all FAA flight plans.

3. Please distribute this information to all your aircrews and mission base staff. They can start using CAP’s new aircraft callsign immediately.

Thank you.
JOHN A. SALVADOR
Director, Missions


cc:
CAP/EX/GC/MD/DO/LG/SE/XP/IG/EXS/EXM
CAP-USAF/CC/CV/XO/SE
CAP-USAF Region Commanders
CAP-USAF State Directors
CAP Wing Administrators
Col Skiba
Col Guimond