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Reply #15 - Nov 30^th, 2009 at 7:22pm

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Good evening all...

Hi folks...I took that information directly off the web about the origin of the "Follow Me Car", I did not make it up and to be honest I am not sure if it is accurate or not. I just copied and pasted it from the site where I typed in "Follow Me Car".

The other information I would like to pass on is about "Progressive Taxi Instruction". The taxi instructions are given to an aircraft (not sure about vehicles operating on an airfield as it has been a long time since I flew heavies) but taxi instructions can be given to an aircraft to or from the active as well as after landing by the Ground Controller.
This is done to expedite the movement of aircraft, the instructions can be verbal or like here done by following imbedded center line green lights.

Now if you were to land at our private grass stip in my little kingdom and you asked where to park and how to get there I would simply say "look for the picnic table with the beer on it and how you get there and where you park is up to you good buddy." Grin

Cheers...Happy Landings...Doug

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Reply #16 - Nov 30^th, 2009 at 8:37pm

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Flying Trucker wrote on Nov 30^th, 2009 at 7:22pm:

"Progressive Taxi Instruction".

Once in a while the deja-vu thing kicks in. If I remember correctly, the ground controller says "Piper six nine four eight kilo, taxi to runway six left via x. Hold short of xxx at xx. This way the controller makes certain that xxx has no conflicts and he clears the aircraft to continue across xxx to six left. Or something like that

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Reply #17 - Dec 1^st, 2009 at 2:40am

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Flying Trucker wrote on Nov 30^th, 2009 at 7:22pm:

Good evening all...

Hi folks...I took that information directly off the web about the origin of the "Follow Me Car", I did not make it up and to be honest I am not sure if it is accurate or not. I just copied and pasted it from the site where I typed in "Follow Me Car".

Don't believe everything you read on the Web Doug. I found your explanation word for word on another forum. It's a dig at us Brits for driving on the left. Nothing to do with aircraft. Wink

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Reply #18 - Dec 1^st, 2009 at 9:37am

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Good morning all...

Basically correct "olderndirt" and the Ground Controller will tell you if they want a "Read Back" on the "Hold Shorts" or the entire routing.
I can almost guarantee a "Read Back" on any "Hold Short".

Hi Doug, thanks as I actually took that as gospel because I have had several pilots tell me that overseas in several countries where the War on Terrorism is being fought they see the following.
So many army armoured vehicles and light skin vehicles damaged and waiting to be shipped back to whatever country they belong to for repairs.
These damaged vehicles have filled the airfield compounds and are now lined up along the taxiways and yes some runways waiting to be cleared to return for repairs.

The airports wants them moved as soon as possible, however transporting these types of combat vehicles takes special aircraft and they are at a premium as far as availabiltiy goes.

That is why I thought that during the air attacks on airfields in England throughout the Second World War there was so much damage and ongoing damage that the side of taxiways would be used for the storage of maintenance or bomb hauling trailers etc.
Therefore aircraft would need to taxi closer to one side of the runway.

That is what made sense to me however I have no idea if that was true or not.

Cheers...Happy Landings...Doug
P.S. The next time I run into one of these old war time aviators who flew off your island I shall ask him. Wink

Cheers...Happy Landings...Doug

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Reply #19 - Dec 1^st, 2009 at 12:09pm

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Flying Trucker wrote on Dec 1^st, 2009 at 9:37am:

Basically correct "olderndirt" and the Ground Controller will tell you if they want a "Read Back" on the "Hold Shorts" or the entire routing.
I can almost guarantee a "Read Back" on any "Hold Short".

With so many runway incursions, readbacks have changed from 'good form' to mandatory.

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