Nearly 20 years ago, I was flying Angel Flight trips for people who had to travel for non-emergency medical treatment. These people generally had to travel long distances multiple times per year, and our volunteer flights helped mitigate the expense for them.
I used to fly aeromedical flights, as well.
An elderly recovering patient from Mayo Clinic asked if he could sit up front in the Baron–and I told hm “Yes.” He showed a lot of interest in the airplane, but always addressed me as “Charlie” instead of “Jim.”
The conversation became even stranger, when he asked “Do you have a drinking problem?” Dumbfounded, I replied “NO!”–and asked him why he asked. He replied–"All the people on the radio seem to know you–but I thought you said your name was Jim–why do they call you “Whiskey Charlie?”
I laughed–and told him that “N22WC was the phonetic pronunciation of the registration number on the airplane!” We had a good laugh over his misunderstanding! (smile)
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