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Any minimum taxi speed guidance at your airline?

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AA only taxis slow to the runway. For some reason they go real fast to the gate. Go figure.
 
Hi!

My operation (DC-9): 8 kts max.

cliff
NBO
 
8 kts is one of the ones they complained about as being "too slow".

8 kts? That's about my running pace, certainly not a brisk walk and certainly not a problem considering you have to slow down to make comfortable turns every 1/2 mile to mile.

Basically they're seeing a spike in ground time from taxi to takeoff and landing to block-in and even though it's less than most published taxi times, or right at it.

The company was stupid enough to actually make a statement about it on the DISPATCH RELEASE a couple days ago, so now it's part of the accident chain evidence if, God forbid, an accident or runway incursion occurs. Not to mention a public "safety campaign" by the union showing the many ways the company pushes safety to the absolute limit... and beyond.

Of course, it's interesting to see something like 32.5% on-time even on days where major thunderstorms aren't a significant contributing factor...
 
V1 - 5kts at WN

2 kts or less at AA or if you are in contract neg...pilots must look out the side window to see if they are moving

for the rest...

10kts on a standard day, then apply corrections below...

  • Add 1 kt for every min you're late
  • Subtract 1 kt for every min you are early but no less than AA taxi speed
  • Add 15 kts if it is the last leg of the trip
  • Add 30 kts if you have a flight to catch

Now that is funny
 
U. S. Navy rules used to be (maybe still):

In the line area, no faster than a man can walk.

On the taxiway, no fasterr than a man can run.

Not back in the early nineties (pre-tailhook fallout) when it was Fri afternoon and the O-club was calling.

Maybe that's why I did the minimum time and you got the 20 in:)

GO GATORS!
 
100% back pay !!!! Put in place where as the next contract we are entitled to 5-10% pay raise every year the contract comes up.
 

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