Houston Iah Taxiway Lettering Wtfo?

[Captain Overs]

Why so many letters for taxi ways? Because "Everything's bigger in Texas!" or so they say. I think they suffer from small dick complex myself.

 

[Saab guy]

everything is bigger in TEXAS

Hey Captain Over, come on down to IAH and I will show you who's is bigger. Welcome to the United States of Texas.

If you learned to read in school, this would not be a problem.

 

["GO AROUND"]

Someone told me once that it was to meet the ICAO standard and make it easier on all the international carriers. Don't know if that is true. Leave to the europeans to F everything up.

To all th FO's bitching on here, get a pen and paper and write it down. Sheesh!

 

[inthegoo]

I got it now!

George Bush = Makes no sense

George Bush Airport = Makes no sense

There it is!

-Goo

 

[jbDC9]

I've been flying through IAH for 7 years or so, and I still get the taxiways all screwed up. Too many letters, too many frequencies just to get to the freakin' runway. I think it's even worse than Detroit now... and are they ever gonna finish the construction there at Spot 1, next to the old cargo ramp?

Yesterday however, I saw something that just made my day; an FAA or DOT Citation, N3, was trying to taxi to Trajen after landing 26R. He got lost, made a few wrong turns... finally the ground controller said "N3, just stop right there!" A minute or two later he gave 'em progressive the rest of the way home. I thought it funny to see an FAA flight crew get lost on a bright, sunny day at that mess of an airport.

 

[Photoflight]

The first time in thier they started giving me the taxi instructions as the reversers were deploying. I took the first exit and quickly got yelled at. NW to NZ to NED to XC to DF stop at the old tower then FC left TS to ST. I had no idea what was going on and was quickly told to follow the caravan to parking.

Thats what I'm talkin about.

 

[Captain Overs]

Hey Captain Over, come on down to IAH and I will show you who's is bigger. Welcome to the United States of Texas.

If you learned to read in school, this would not be a problem.

Sorry about your "Small dick complex". I didn't mean to strike a nerve, but it seems I have.

 

[inthegoo]

Ha!

Sorry about your "Small dick complex". I didn't mean to strike a nerve, but it seems I have.

Awesome!

 

[hotwing]

??????? W T F

Why so many letters for taxi ways? Because "Everything's bigger in Texas!" or so they say. I think they suffer from small dick complex myself.

?????????????? -- WTF, OVERS!

 

[erj-145mech]

If its so great, then why the F doesnt every airport do this?

A-Z would do just fine, am I wrong?



-Goo

Pud knocker, the last three words of your post are correct.

Count the number of taxiways. I'd bet it is more than 26, the number of letters in the alphabet. So you're going to have more than one letter anyways, so you use a system that is expandible, as is the rest of the airport.

 

[inthegoo]

Duh OHARE

Pud knocker, the last three words of your post are correct.

Count the number of taxiways. I'd bet it is more than 26, the number of letters in the alphabet. So you're going to have more than one letter anyways, so you use a system that is expandible, as is the rest of the airport.

A-Z then AA AB AC AD, not the whole effin airport!

dik knocker!

-Goo

 

[Stifler's Mom]

For all the CoEx and CAL guys and girls it's probably no big deal, but for those of us who don't frequent IAH that much it can really catch you off guard.

Somebody mentioned above about getting taxi instructions while still in reverse. That's always fun trying to figure out which way to initially turn off the high speed while still slowing down.

Oh well, just look at the airport diagram before you get there and you should be fine.

 

[watpho]

whiskey zulu zulu

"Excuse me, sir. Seeing as how the V.P. is such a V.I.P., shouldn't we keep the P.C. on the Q.T.? 'Cause if it leaks to the V.C. he could end up M.I.A., and then we'd all be put out in K.P." - Robin Williams as Adrian Cronauer

...Sorry I couldn't resist and this seemed appropriate...

I get it. W is for west, N for north but I'm not that dense that I don't know the difference between north and west and don't really care for the double letter taxiways. We've got 26 freakin letters in the alphabet and for more than 26 taxiways, frankly I think the older A1, A2, etc. ones were much easier to read, say, yadda, yadda...

 

[DHPFLYN]

Hmmm Maybe you could read the airport diagram before you land and have a taxi plan before you get there. Although I know for a Mesa pilot it would be asking alot. Just explain to the passengers " If there are any" that you havent figured out the alphabet yet so there could be a slight delay on the taxi.

 

[erj-145mech]

A-Z then AA AB AC AD, not the whole effin airport!

dik knocker!

-Goo

Then hurt my feelings and don't come down here.

If you're unable to adapt to a simple concept as taxiway identification, how do you adapt to an unusual condition in flight? Sit back and bitch about it?

 

[inthegoo]

Go Back To Your Wrench!

Count the number of taxiways. I'd bet it is more than 26, the number of letters in the alphabet. So you're going to have more than one letter anyways, so you use a system that is expandible, as is the rest of the airport.

WRONG!

It's 21 Taxiways!

Yup I think maybe it is small dik complex,

So I was back at IAH this last thursday, I asked the controller who came up with the stupid 2 letter deal, and he said angrily, "someone who did'nt have to say it 5,000 times a day!"

Once again George Bush makes no sense!

-Goo

 

[Captain X]

Once again George Bush makes no sense!

-Goo

Dammit man! Just pull out your fuc&ing airport diagram and get the fuc& over it already.

 

[rnobson]

The taxiway letters are one thing. Do controllers not realise that transport jets usually climb to 1000 ft before turns. Last twice I've taken off runway 15 they start screaming that I'm not turning fast enough for them and I'll be violating Hobby airspace. Is this "sharp turn" request written anywhere??

 

[wxman13]

If pilots hate it and controllers hate it, maybe it is a bad idea. Not that it will ever change though...

 

[SkyBoy1981]

The taxiway letters are one thing. Do controllers not realise that transport jets usually climb to 1000 ft before turns. Last twice I've taken off runway 15 they start screaming that I'm not turning fast enough for them and I'll be violating Hobby airspace. Is this "sharp turn" request written anywhere??

1000' to make a turn isn't what is used by COA or COEX in VFR conditions, so earlier turns are probably what the controllers at IAH have become accustomed to.