1 / 14

GTR Airport

GTR Airport. Flight Line Drivers Training. Why Drivers Training?. Required by regulations Enhances safety Avoids accidents. Operating on the Flight Line. Get familiar with your airport Stay alert to your surroundings Think before you act!. GTR Airport. 6497’ x 150’ runway ATC Tower

alta
Download Presentation

GTR Airport

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. GTR Airport Flight Line Drivers Training

  2. Why Drivers Training? • Required by regulations • Enhances safety • Avoids accidents

  3. Operating on the Flight Line • Get familiar with your airport • Stay alert to your surroundings • Think before you act!

  4. GTR Airport • 6497’ x 150’ runway • ATC Tower • Commercial Air Service • General Aviation traffic

  5. The Airport Operations Area (AOA) • Includes ramps, taxiways, runway, and roadways • Specific driving procedures are required • Know the procedures before you go • No room for error Everything inside the gates!!

  6. Driving On the AOA • Safety Concerns • Maintain a safe distance from parked aircraft • Watch for flashing beacons on planes—it means they are about to move • Jet blast can reach back several hundred yards

  7. Driving On the AOA • Assume pilots cannot see your vehicle • Aircraft always have the right of way

  8. FOD Prevention • FOD control is everyone’s responsibility • FOD can be brought on the flightline by vehicles, aircraft, or wind • FOD is extremely dangerous

  9. More About the AOANon-Movement Areas • Everything except the taxiways and runways • Use caution around all aircraft and equipment • Contact with Control Tower not normally required • Watch for running engines (flashing beacons)

  10. More About the AOAMovement Areas • The taxiways and runways at GTRA • Marked with a solid line beside a dashed line • Must be authorized by Airport Management • Permission from Control Tower required (135.375 or FM 3) • Must monitor the radio at all times • Make sure you understand the instructions you receive

  11. GTR Specific Information Movement Area GTR Movement Area—all taxiways and runway plus helipad

  12. Signs and Markings • Know them! • GTR has advanced centerline taxiway markings • Give warning when approaching the runway hold short marker • Do not proceed on the runway without ATC approval

  13. Summary • Driving on the airport is a critical safety skill • Must know all the rules and follow them • If in doubt, stop and ask

  14. Getting Credit • Contact Michelle Parker at 327-4422 x203, or email her at mparker@gtra.com • Let her know you finished the course and give her the code word: Marley

More Related