nearly drove No.2 engine into the passenger bording thingy
Why did you not stop your aircraft and flash the landing lights, the headset person could then connect and confirm clearance now assured and for you to continue with the guidance system..
Assuming pax boarding on the left side then the loaders would have been clear to your right out of vision of the thingy..
Again assuming a four engine aircraft, large four engine aircraft perhaps, you didn't see the people on the ground rushing to move the thingy out of the way or anybody jumping and waving. Your no.2 engine and the steps would have been passed your cockpit view where the action was taking place.
not one of them had the sense to jump up and down and signal me to stop.
So you would have seen that?? they probably thought that the driver would stop his aircraft too, as he is looking out of the window
isn't he??
"it was more then their jobsworth"
...sounds a bit BA 1980ish
I wonder how many stood and watched the two QF aircraft get progressively closer and did NOTHING about it ?
Judgemental??
Have you ever tried to shout or listen on a noisy airfield or at a wing tip when wearing ear defenders as required to?? The onlookers, if any, wouldn't see the impending closeness of these two very large aircraft. They should and would be clear of aircraft apron movements
Fortunately these incidents are not that common and lets keep it that way, but reading this thread it's a daily event of doom and gloom
