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Learning Objective (Index)
- Learning Objective (Index)
- Challenges to Taxiing
- Complex Taxiway Layout
- Low Visibility Taxiing
- Cockpit Activities
- Taxi Procedures for Controlled and Uncontrolled Airport
- Wind Correction During Taxi
- Brake Check & Staying on Centerline
- Jet Blast
- Snow or Ice Covered Taxiways
- Common Errors
Challenges to Taxiing
Complex Taxiway Layout
- Ensure your properly write down and read back ALL taxi instructions
- Pay more attention to routing and hold short instructions
- If you are unsure of taxi clearance, ASK ATC! ask for clarification or request “Progressive taxi”
- If you are taxiing and get Lost, STOP! ASK for HELP. Macho or Invulnerability attitudes can create a runway incursion in this situation
Low Visibility Taxiing
- If the airport is approved for Low Visibility Operations, below 1,200 RVR, pilots should comply with ATC ground instructions while referencing a SMGCS Chart (Surface Movement Guidance Control System)
Cockpit Activities
- Checklists
- BRIEFINGS!!!
- Before Taxiing Briefings
- Taxi Instructions
- Hot Spots
- LAHSO
- Cross Active Runways
- After Landing Briefings
- Taxi Instructions
- Read Backs
- Take Notes on your knee board or ipad
- Highlight your taxiing clearance on your Airport Diagram
- LOOK OUTSIDE while aircraft is moving
Example of a Taxiway in the middle of 2 Active Runways
Taxi Procedures for Controlled and Uncontrolled Airport
- Preflight planning
- Be familiar with the airport and airport diagram
- Before Taxi Briefing
- When ready for taxi, prepare your knee board or Ipad for copy taxi instructions
- Contact Ground
- Name of Airport Ground
- Type of aircraft
- Tail number
- Your location
- Intended direction departure
- With information # (Letter of the actual ATIS)
Wind Correction During Taxi
Brake Check & Staying on Centerline
Jet Blast
Snow or Ice Covered Taxiways
Common Errors
- Improper use of brakes.
- Improper positioning of the flight controls for various wind conditions.
- Hazards of taxiing too fast.
- Hazards associated with the failure to comply with airport/taxiway surface marking, signals, and ATC clearances or instructions.
- Hazards of becoming distracted while taxiing.
- Hazards associated with failing to adhere to sterile cockpit procedures.