communications equipment and -procedures
I was de-iced @ AMS this morning, on the remote de-icing pad West of the terminal.
The radio equipment that the de-icing coordinator was using was of very poor quality, and barely readable. When we told him so he said it had been reported before, and was being looked into.
Another issue is the procedure requiring you to keep the ground frequency on stand by. With all the calls on ground, you may not hear the de-icing coordinator. This caused a misunderstanding between us and the coordinator. Not that we were about to taxi without being sure they were clear with this incident fresh on our minds, but still.
Room for improvement, there.
Last edited by Mariner; 3rd Dec 2010 at 16:09.