TAXIING COLLISIONS

[Music] [Music] to the air station and step on it [Music] [Music] what does this guy do drive on instruments wow not so close [Music] what a soft job a guy can't even see the road so he sits there for five miles and collects doe for it do you think he'd get a job as a mechanic or a repairman or something no not this guy he drives a taxi and like a madman [Music] three weeks in a r and for what pilot made six errors they said [Music] i'm a scapegoat that's what i am scapegoat all i did was the taxi and snj out to the runway as per orders on a dually authorized flight you can't see 40 feet in front of you in those planes anyway the area was like times square why did he call it a taxiway so i proceeded cautiously and then without warning some joe stops in front of me i jam my brakes are safe ten feet behind him and he backed into me six errors i'd like to know what they were okay you want to see them one you taxied into a congested area without a wingman there was no wingman you should have waited for one in the cockpit your forward visibility is pretty invisible yeah i know but number two you didn't s turn sufficiently to clear the area how could i i was going too fast that is i was that's three the more confined the area the slower must be the taxiing speed well that's only three four your attention was concentrated in only one direction instead of maintaining a sharp lookout in all directions to do this you should have adjusted your seat for maximum visibility if necessary use a pillow okay but five you taxi too close behind another plane and less damage would have resulted if you'd gotten the feel of your brakes earlier well uh that's not quite six you know six failure to make radio contact with the tower ground accidents can often be prevented by the tower if contact is maintained you see your six errors were pretty obvious should have happened at night that's when you must be doubly careful in fact nearly all taxing accidents day or night are the result of carelessness a neglect of reasonable precautions taught each pilot from the beginning of his flight training carelessness and negligence are pilot errors that justify disciplinary action [Music] carelessness three weeks and disciplinary action so [Music] you