Originally Posted by
RAT 5
There are airports where the air-crew is given clearance to push & start and the vigilant tug-crew are responsible for the safe push. A crash was prevented by a vigilant push-back crew and ground-man. Isn't that exactly what they are for. Congrats for doing their job in the same way we prevent crashes every day even though being surrounded by threats of multiple proportions & varieties.
Why bother with ATC at all, when we can solely rely on marshallers and rampies for safety assurance?
