Originally Posted by
Uplinker
Almost every pilot crew room I have ever worked in, and every terminal of every airport have screens showing which flights are on which gates.
KJFK : please get a screen the Ground controller(s) can see so they know where to send us without having to ask.
Our company forbids active pilots making non vital radio calls after TOD, and this includes calls to agents and Ramp. So unless we are a heavy crew we have to wait until on the ground, unless we get an ACARS message, (which we don't).
Both pilots are required to closely monitor the taxi phase, especially at large, complicated and confusing airports, so having one pilot leaving box one to talk on box two is potentially dangerous.
UP, problem with that is at least for our airline is, that a gate change could make the entry point at different locations. I have had plenty of times a change after we cross 22R and are on BRAVO where we had to call GND and let them know so they can manage the traffic flow. I personally now on initial contact with TWR let them know of our intended entry point. They make a note and it saves extra transmissions when on the ground....that’s just me.