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Old 1st Nov 2006, 10:45
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Chrome
 
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More than a month after operations I still find that taxying around the new airport to be dangerous. Dangerous because too many pilots don't do their work and familiarise themselves before they get there. And taxiway lights are too bright.

Yesterday when I flew in, an incident nearly occured between an aircraft that was pushing back from F to taxiway D and an aircraft taxying on D. Maybe both pilots of the taxying aircraft was not looking outside, busy looking at the taxy charts missing their turning to E. I do sense that Ground controllers are trying very hard to ensure safe operations. But with them using non-standard RT to help lost pilots take too much time and congestion occurs. Precious time and fuel is wasted waiting for our turn to talk.
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