Fallow-me Car

[Flying Trucker]

Good evening all...

Hi folks...I took that information directly off the web about the origin of the "Follow Me Car", I did not make it up and to be honest I am not sure if it is accurate or not.  I just copied and pasted it from the site where I typed in "Follow Me Car".

The other information I would like to pass on is about "Progressive Taxi Instruction".  The taxi instructions are given to an aircraft (not sure about vehicles operating on an airfield as it has been a long time since I flew heavies) but taxi instructions can be given to an aircraft to or from the active as well as after landing by the Ground Controller. 
This is done to expedite the movement of aircraft, the instructions can be verbal or like here done by following imbedded center line green lights.

Now if you were to land at our private grass stip in my little kingdom and you asked where to park and how to get there I would simply say "look for the picnic table with the beer on it and how you get there and where you park is up to you good buddy."   ;D

Cheers...Happy Landings...Doug

[olderndirt]

"Progressive Taxi Instruction".

Once in a while the deja-vu thing kicks in.

[Hagar]

[quote]Good evening all...

Hi folks...I took that information directly off the web about the origin of the "Follow Me Car", I did not make it up and to be honest I am not sure if it is accurate or not.

[Flying Trucker]

Good morning all...

Basically correct "olderndirt" and the Ground Controller will tell you if they want a "Read Back" on the "Hold Shorts" or the entire routing.
I can almost guarantee a "Read Back" on any "Hold Short".

Hi Doug, thanks as I actually took that as gospel because I have had several pilots tell me that overseas in several countries where the War on Terrorism is being fought they see the following.
So many army armoured vehicles and light skin vehicles damaged and waiting to be shipped back to whatever country they belong to for repairs.

[olderndirt]

Basically correct "olderndirt" and the Ground Controller will tell you if they want a "Read Back" on the "Hold Shorts" or the entire routing.
I can almost guarantee a "Read Back" on any "Hold Short".

With so many runway incursions, readbacks have changed from 'good form' to mandatory.