allardjd 1,853 Posted December 18, 2013 Report Share Posted December 18, 2013 In the course of searching for real-world waypoints that are not in FSX I have the opportunity to scan a lot of real-world aviation charts and pubs, including STARS, DPs and RW flight routings. There is a surprising amount of humor (humour too) buried in these. I thought it might be interesting to have a thread for everyone to post the ones they might stumble across. I'll start with these... In Alabama, there's a waypoint named INBRD, and in northern Florida, one called RDNEK. In Colorado, I find one named BDROC. Having just been in Colorado, I can attest to the accuracy of that one. I think the Colorado state flower is a rock. This morning while surveying the KOHOE2 STAR into the Denver area, I found two strings of waypoints that I don't think are accidental... 1) SPAWN MNNOW MRRAY MKREL PUFFR PIEKE HMRHD HERNG KOHOE SLMON - something fishy about that one. 2) Later in the same STAR we find.... DHATT FFFAT DOGGG DONTT BARRK. Who says the FAA don't have a sense of humor? John Link to post Share on other sites
allardjd 1,853 Posted December 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2013 South of Tirana in Albania there are two intersections named UNDER and OVVER. Link to post Share on other sites
dodgy-alan 1,587 Posted December 18, 2013 Report Share Posted December 18, 2013 You never know what they'll come up with next! Link to post Share on other sites
J G 927 Posted December 20, 2013 Report Share Posted December 20, 2013 HMRHD sounds like it could be painful to sit on! Sorry to pile in with that one... J Link to post Share on other sites
allardjd 1,853 Posted December 20, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2013 Quote HMRHD sounds like it could be painful to sit on! That thought crossed my mind too but given the fish theme I figured they meant Hammerhead. Quote Sorry to pile in with that one... Groan... John Link to post Share on other sites
allardjd 1,853 Posted January 2, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2014 DRYHT in New Mexico. In the KOLTT1 STAR into the Atlanta area there is TUNDR and STRMM in one transition and RAINN, KLOWD and POORS in another. John Link to post Share on other sites
hifly 925 Posted January 2, 2014 Report Share Posted January 2, 2014 I think there's one in Eire called GINESS Link to post Share on other sites
allardjd 1,853 Posted January 2, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2014 GINESS has one too many letters, but I wouldn't be a bit surprised to find something along those lines. John EDIT: Nope, guess not. http://www.fallingrain.com/world/EI/waypoints.html EDIT EDIT: There's one called GINIS listed in the UK at N53.4608 W4.8581 EDIT Cubed: It's in the Irish Sea, pretty much due East of Dublin but much closer to Wales. Link to post Share on other sites
hifly 925 Posted January 2, 2014 Report Share Posted January 2, 2014 Can't remember where I read it John. Maybe because I drink it it was wishful thinking. Link to post Share on other sites
brett 2,286 Posted January 2, 2014 Report Share Posted January 2, 2014 There are some good ones in the link you provided, maybe even some I don't catch. Not exactly funnies but odd how they come up with them. Who is responsible for making up the waypoint names, is it the FAA all over the world? GIPER- win one for the Gipper/Notra Dame GOLF- Ireland is golf KURUM- which I think is Old Irish for husband TIPUR- us Irish do like to drink TULLA- I think a town or a reference to Tullamore Dew, a great tasting whisky Link to post Share on other sites
stu7708 244 Posted January 3, 2014 Report Share Posted January 3, 2014 I still find the combination of BIMBO and FUN I found on my way to Funchal in the ATWC humorous .... And for a swede the fact that the intersection prior to BIMBO was the Swedish word for Cucumber (GURKA) made it even more "entertaining".... although I suspect that one was rather unintentional Link to post Share on other sites
allardjd 1,853 Posted January 3, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2014 I can't imagine all that I miss because of only knowing English. I'd be surprised if this isn't common in most regions. John Link to post Share on other sites
hifly 925 Posted January 4, 2014 Report Share Posted January 4, 2014 Suggestions for waypoint names. BUNGA. Somewhere near Rome. ALLRD. FLA BRETT. PA MUTLY. Hants UK Link to post Share on other sites
brett 2,286 Posted January 5, 2014 Report Share Posted January 5, 2014 COMIC- Somewhere over Hastings, UK Link to post Share on other sites
allardjd 1,853 Posted January 5, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2014 There is a waypoint, COMIC, near Stockton, California. Seems fitting, somehow, that it's in California. Funny place. It is permissible to have duplicates as long as they are in different ATC jurisdictions. I see quite a lot of Real-World duplication of waypoint names. John Link to post Share on other sites
hifly 925 Posted January 5, 2014 Report Share Posted January 5, 2014 These waypoints came up for a flightplan I made. IDIOT YOURE GOING THEWR ONGWAY Link to post Share on other sites
allardjd 1,853 Posted February 13, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2014 Off Perth, Australia... BRIGG -> SAILS -> WAVES John Link to post Share on other sites
allardjd 1,853 Posted February 22, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2014 In Indiana I just spotted FATOX and OXFAT within a mile of one another. John Link to post Share on other sites
mutley 4,488 Posted February 22, 2014 Report Share Posted February 22, 2014 Someone has had a real good time making these up! Link to post Share on other sites
hifly 925 Posted February 22, 2014 Report Share Posted February 22, 2014 BUTOX BOLOX :huh: Link to post Share on other sites
allardjd 1,853 Posted February 22, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2014 Those exist. BOLOX is in New Zealand and BUTOX is in the US state of Vermont. John Link to post Share on other sites
allardjd 1,853 Posted February 22, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2014 I see ANGUS north of Dundee in Scotland - seems fitting. John Link to post Share on other sites
hifly 925 Posted February 22, 2014 Report Share Posted February 22, 2014 Those exist. BOLOX is in New Zealand and BUTOX is in the US state of Vermont. John I don't believe it! Link to post Share on other sites
J G 927 Posted February 23, 2014 Report Share Posted February 23, 2014 FEKER - Exists at: Madison, AL. Near Huntsville USA. REDNK- Muldoon, TX USA Around Chicago: Waypoints: BURK PRATT WARTS Airport: KLOT Link to post Share on other sites
allardjd 1,853 Posted February 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2014 There's RDNEK near Hilliard FL, too - same idea, different misspelling. John Link to post Share on other sites
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