"Heavy" appended to my callsign?

[ShinyDewott]

It does that for the big ships, including the Cutter and Corvette.

 

[Lightspeed]

You'll only hear "Heavy" at an engineer base whilst docking in a large ship. None of the other station or port announcers add it to your call sign.

Not true, it occurs at ordinary coriolis stations also, but not all the time.

I thought this was specific to the T-9, but I'm sure I've heard it at stations other than engineers.

Also Beluga

Seems random to me.

I was using my 'vette to pick up cargo (pirate bait) last night, and I noticed regular surface outposts using the term maybe 20% of the time.

I think they add it for some variety occasionally, certainly not all of the time.

 

[Punished Mobius]

You'll only hear "Heavy" at an engineer base whilst docking in a large ship. None of the other station or port announcers add it to your call sign.

Yes they do. It just sounds less pronounced at some stations so you can miss it in the radio jargon.

 

[master_xean]

diet+exercise

 

[Lily from anim.o.v.e]

You'll only hear "Heavy" at an engineer base whilst docking in a large ship. None of the other station or port announcers add it to your call sign.

I get this called in my cutter in any statio, not just engineers.

 

[IndigoWyrd]

At some stations and docks, the ATC appends the word "Heavy" to my callsign.

It's usually Charlie Oscar Delta, the first three letters of my CMDR name.

But sometimes they say Charlie Oscar Delta Heavy.

Anyone know the significance?

Type-9 Heavy
Type-10
Cutter

These call get "Heavy" affixed to them by ATC. Might be another one or two, but I know all three of these do.

 

[Frenotx]

Type-9 Heavy
Type-10
Cutter

These call get "Heavy" affixed to them by ATC. Might be another one or two, but I know all three of these do.

Does the corvette? If not, it might just be any ship with over 900t base hull mass.

 

[Codger]

Does the corvette? If not, it might just be any ship with over 900t base hull mass.

Yes the Corvette is included. That’s what I was flying when it happened yesterday and then I posted the question.

 

[Frenotx]

Yes the Corvette is included. That’s what I was flying when it happened yesterday and then I posted the question.

Right right. Probably just all 900+ ton hull mass ships, then.

 

[lenna]

Right right. Probably just all 900+ ton hull mass ships, then.

It is far from consistent though, whether the fact it is not consistent is a bug though is probably a fair consideration.

 

[Hellakitty]

The Boeing 747, 777 and Airbus A380 are all examples of HEAVIES.

Except the 380, which gets SUPER, not HEAVY.

 

[lenna]

[OT]

Except the 380, which gets SUPER, not HEAVY.

Are the AN-12 and Guppy in the "SUPER" classification too?[/OT]

 

[Hellakitty]

[OT]
Are the AN-12 and Guppy in the "SUPER" classification too?[/OT]

Depends whether you’re in FAA or ICAO land.

ICAO only has the 380 in the ‘J’ or SUPER category. FAA has the 380 and An-225 in their SUPER.