What is the correct Term

[sky37d]

What is the correct term, or name, for the guy (person) who, when the plane is at the gate, plugs into the airplane to tell the captain to get his feet off the brakes? Or what ever they tell him?

Also, what do they say? Have a nice day?? watch out for the lady in 13B?? OOPS, we just backed you into another plane?? Hey you're leaking fuel??

Thanks

 

[crjdude]

It's been 3+ years since I was furloughed but if memory serves correctly it goes something like this:

Rampy: good morning captain, brakes released?

Captain: good morning, brakes released, cleared to push.

* while the plane is being pushed back the captain monitors the
push and the FO starts the engines. Once the rampy has completed
the push he gives the captain the signal to set the brake.

Rampy: set brake

Captain: brake set

* Captain looks for the rampies to clear the plane and needs to
see the tow bar.

Rampy: scissors connected, good morning

Captain: good morning.

Or something along those lines.......

 

[fastandlow]

I believe they be a marshaller.

 

[crjdude]

Marshaller. Yeah.

I think that's the correct term.

Thanks.

 

[minitour]

From what I understand, "bitch" also works

"Good morning captain"
"cleared to push...bitch"

Certainly no airline captains think that highly of themselves, do they?

-mini

 

[smellthejeta]

Ahh, memories... Over the interphone, they always called me "down there" although I don't think that was the official term for us. What they called us behind our backs probably resembled what we called them behind their backs

I had a guy do a cross bleed engine start once while I was pushing him back. Had so much force it almost forced the tug to a complete stop.

 

[EagleRJ]

I believe the technical term is ramper. "ramp-guys" or "ramp-dudes" are also acceptable.

Some aircraft have a light that tell you when the ground crew has a headset plugged in down there, and some don't. When they're plugged in, they're hot mike with the cockpit, so you have to watch your mouth! I've seen guys talk smack about the ramp and then have to apologize because they heard every word.