Oddly Named Way-Points

Redneck_pilot86 · Post by **Redneck_pilot86** » Wed Nov 16, 2005 11:32 am

CGZMT wrote:At the local flight school all of our 172s equipped with gps had 455 James. Oddly enough its not just an address but a lifestyle. Here ya go PILE and JC

It really is a lifestyle, and last time I was in MKH it was still there.

co-joe · Post by **co-joe** » Thu Nov 17, 2005 4:48 pm

How about an oddly named town in northern Quebec? So how do you make a short poignant position report when you pass abeam; YLU ???

Kangiqsualuujuaq

Say that 3 times fast...

nkotb · Post by **nkotb** » Thu Nov 17, 2005 8:01 pm

KLAS(las vegas) holdm, hitme, ksino, chipz and more

captainsweaty · Post by **captainsweaty** » Thu Nov 17, 2005 8:57 pm

Hay River has both BALLS and ALMAN

Canus Chinookus · Post by **Canus Chinookus** » Thu Nov 17, 2005 8:59 pm

on a yvr-yyz flight, i had a route that included(in this order) IWAK DIKK (actually i can't remember the exact spelling of dikk)

C206Pilot · Post by **C206Pilot** » Fri Nov 18, 2005 11:08 am

A controller told me once that all of those intersection names come from Mexico. They don't speak very good english and just put together whatever they want.

That's because everything in Civil Aviation has been divided up between countries (to be equal / fair) and Mexico just happened to get that responsibility.

May shed some light, may not.

And by the way, good thread, cause some of these waypoints are way too funny!

leftcoaster · Post by **leftcoaster** » Sun Nov 20, 2005 2:48 am

BETH and JUDY on the approach into Prince Rupert were ladies who worked for Transport up there some time ago. Apparently the fixes will soon be changed to the ICAO standard 5 letter name.