| Taxiing once in FRA some years ago in LVP conditions, I discovered a good reason that rearward facing white position lights should remain fixed to the tail and not be put on the wingtips, as is now the fashion.
The smell of badly burned parrafin wafted into the cockpit and caused me to slow down. On looking UP, I saw the APU exhaust of a B747 about 3m in front of me! He has stopped, presumably to check his position, and not told the Ground freq.
I would suggest that that was too close.
Some choice exchanges followed between myself and Grnd on the issue of monitoring the Ground radar.
They sent a tug to move him to prevent blast damage to my little 737. |