Originally Posted by
readywhenreaching
Can somebody explain the spectacular, F1 lookalike, "jump-start" of the A330 ? Could it be he selected a much too high power setting until somebody figured out that brakes need the be released to achieve significant forward motion.
I think you're watching someone recording a tv screen with a mobile phone. The video is paused for the first couple of seconds, then started which gives the impression of the A330 'jumping' forwards.
Aircraft often taxi 'half-way' on to a stand where the docking guidance system hasn't been turned off yet. My guess is, that's the reason the TK A321 was in the position it was at the time of collision. I suppose the idea is to clear the taxiway, but in places where space is scarce you may not have fully cleared the TWY until you're almost at final parking position. Perhaps it's time to evaluate the commonly seen practice of turning into a parking position, without active DGS or the presence of a marshaller.