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oxenos 17th Oct 2017 15:21

Taxi way lighting
 
It is 20 years since I last operated out of Heathrow. At that time, taxi instructions consisted of " follow the green lights, stop at red cross bars" Minimal R/T chat, brilliantly simple, and virtually fool proof. ( even I could cope)
I have since heard that because other airfields did not have a similar system, this had to be dropped, as it was deemed "non standard". True or false?

point5 17th Oct 2017 17:28

False. It’s still going 👍🏻

Rwy1234 17th Oct 2017 17:35

Pretty sure Dubai have a very similar system (maybe exactly the same?) based on Heathrow?

HEATHROW DIRECTOR 17th Oct 2017 18:14

Long ago a DC8 went off the end of (what was) 28R in fog and ended up amongst a load of cabbages in an allotment. Apparently he had been told "follow the greens"!

oxenos 17th Oct 2017 21:54

point 5

False. It’s still going
Thank you. Good to hear.

Heathrow director - not good to hear - kindly leave the stage.

parishiltons 18th Oct 2017 06:59

Follow the Greens is expanding around the world and heavily promoted by one or two airport infrastructure firms. No need to instruct a flight to stop at a red stop bar - anyone who crosses a lit stop bar should never be allowed to drive an aircraft again, given the danger of being t-boned - it's Piloting 101.

Atcham Tower 18th Oct 2017 07:46

Well I liked HD's comment anyway!


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