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05-01-2015 | 07:30 AM

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CBreezy

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I still don't get why tsa uses waterski

TSA was formerly "Resort Air" in the early 1980s before signing with TWA to provide service as Trans World Express. They used to fly to the Resorts at the Lake of the Ozarks and thus used the call-sign "Waterski."

05-01-2015 | 07:31 AM

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I still don't get why tsa uses waterski

The ozarks

05-01-2015 | 07:32 AM

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correct...and the ICAO "LOF" comes from such flying when they were under contract with the "Lodge of the Four Seasons"...thus LOF

05-01-2015 | 09:19 AM

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I do believe it has to do with Gus Grissom, one of the original mercury astronauts who was born in Indiana. RAH is based in Indianapolis of course.

Their callsign should be Pooch, as in what he screwed.

Or another good one would be Hatch, or "It Just Blew".

05-01-2015 | 10:05 AM

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And if we ever lose an engine we become uni ski

05-01-2015 | 10:32 AM

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Well, my blood boils whenever I have to deal with the incompetent fools that populate the Indy HQ building.

Are we sure this doesn't have something to do with a thermometer?

05-01-2015 | 11:11 AM

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Their callsign should be Pooch, as in what he screwed.

Or another good one would be Hatch, or "It Just Blew".

Still a great American.

05-01-2015 | 11:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Fegelein

Their callsign should be Pooch, as in what he screwed.

Or another good one would be Hatch, or "It Just Blew".

You do realize he died in a tragic training accident and never screwed the pooch. He was a great American and was recognized as one of the best astronauts to ever live.

05-01-2015 | 12:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Loon

This is kind of like finding the origins of "Hoosier".
I was told that the D.O., prior to barthel(from the original saab operator shuttle America)was a "treky," space geek. This is consistent with the old call sign "shuttlecraft".

This ^^

Lol K.B......... no comment.