When you are required to issue traffic information, describe aircraft as follows.

Military

Use the type aircraft. For example:

• F18 - “F eighteen”
• A10 - “A ten”

Air carrier

Issue the type aircraft, or company name plus aircraft type. For example:

• B737 - “Boeing seven thirty seven” or “Southwest Boeing seven thirty seven”

General aviation

Issue model or designator. To decode the model or designator see 7110.65 appendix A. For example:

• BE36 - “Beechcraft Bonanza” or “Bonanza”
• PA27 - “Aztec” or “Piper Aztec”

Heavy

For heavy aircraft, always precede the type with “heavy.” For example:

• L1011 - “Heavy L-ten-eleven” or “Heavy Lockheed L-ten-eleven”
• B1 - “Heavy B one”
• IL62 - “Heavy I-L sixty-two”