Day Glow Orange Uniforms?

[DirtyBeech]

Just making sure all us box pushers are equipped with the proper reflective vests that are required on the ramp starting tomorrow. Also, be prepared to present yourself for wanding when:

1.exiting the plane
2. entering the plane
3. performing a weight and balance (Martex pilots disregard)
4. using the men's facilities
5. refilling your coffee cup
6. checking weather
7. and at any other time when inside the gate's illusion of security.

Pilot Ramp Visibility Solutions considered and turned down are as follows:

1. day glow orange uniforms
2. blinkers attached to aft pant pockets
3. signal flares carried in both hands (rejected because it might ignite your water ballast)
4. rotating beacon atop your ballcap

and finally.....

5. illuminated alien outfit worn by Dan Akroyd and Chevy Chase in the great movie Spys Like Us (will be reconsidered during winter months)

The above only applies if you are synchronizing the world of commerce this week. All of those operating in a more sane and logical fashion may carry on.

 

[TransMach]

DayGlo Orange

Man, Big Brown takes another swing at safety and hits morale straight in the teeth! How typically common of them ... I'll bet the boys and girls flying the Boeing/Douglas/Airbus brown tails don't have to wear that garb!

TransMach

 

[Photoflight]

Did I miss something

 

[DirtyBeech]

Did I miss something

Someone was hit and killed by a tug recently, and now everyone must wear reflective vests on the ramp at all times. I understand they are just mitigating liability, but it's the standard ridiculous solution to a simple problem that's getting irritating. I guess those bright white pilot shirts just don't stand out enough.

Perhaps honking three time per tug movement instead of two would have prevented the accident, but I'm more partial to not giving the tug keys to every Lloyd Christmas clone they see.

As per the wanding, someone needs to explain to them that if I had wanted to do something bad, I probably wouldn't have landed the airplane in such a controlled fashion on such a long piece of pavement. But, alas, it makes some auditor sleep better at night.

 

[Lear Wanna Be]

Must be why we got the memo when doing UPS AOG flights that we have to stay with the aircraft at all times. If the situation arises that you have to leave the aircraft, we must be escorted at all times. Of course this is everytime because UPS requires us to fax their own paperwork. Go figure.

Oh well, no more playing around in a 747 in the big hangar on ramp 9 at SDF.

 

[EatSleepFly]

Someone was hit and killed by a tug recently

Sad.

I'm guessing it wasn't a pilot. Was it a ramper wearing a bright green vest?

 

[Wankel7]

Must be why we got the memo when doing UPS AOG flights that we have to stay with the aircraft at all times. If the situation arises that you have to leave the aircraft, we must be escorted at all times. Of course this is everytime because UPS requires us to fax their own paperwork. Go figure.

Oh well, no more playing around in a 747 in the big hangar on ramp 9 at SDF.

What if you gotta punch a grumpy and you have no escort?

I guess you just do a standing chair in middle of the ramp and drop one?