Question RE: Gulfstream V

[Lear2460]

I had to stop a guy the other day who was about to run over the chocks. It was half my fault for putting the chocks in a dumb place after I pulled them but if he had moved forward like I told him to instead of turning immediately and heading for the nearest taxiway then I would have gotten him past the chocks no problem, instead he had to stop while I moved them again. Most pilots are very good about knowing how large their aircraft is and how far those wings stick out, but if I'm telling you to move forward but you can't really see why then you might want to trust me.

That has some truth to it....it's up to the pilot to use his best judgement, and the line service to use theirs. Sometimes it pays to listen to eachother. I had the same situation on sunday....completely disregarded me, and the sucky thing is, even though he didn't listen to me, if he knocks a wingtip off or runs something over....its MY ARSE!

 

[Groundpounder]

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