Most everyone knows the iconic blue and gold jets of the U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron Blue Angels, and diehard fans might even know the names and call signs of the pilots who fly them. What ...

The Blue Angels pilots for the 2025 season have various call signs like "Uncle Rico" and "Trash Blast'Er." Check out all of their call signs.

To create a commercial pilot's call sign, you combine agency telephony designators, aircraft manufacturer names and models, and flight identification numbers. Then you get something like "Airbus ...

“Steve never had any call sign and was never addressed as anything but Steve, Mr. Crowston or Ensign Crowston,” says Commander Liam “Bruno” Bruen, an F-18 pilot who was the unit’s ...

The pilot of the No. 5 jet, Cmdr. Thomas Zimmerman, goes by the call sign “Franz,” which was inspired by the Saturday Night Live skit featuring characters Hans and Franz, who were portrayed by ...