GTR Airport

Flight Line Drivers TrainingFlight 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

• Commercial Air Service

• General Aviation traffic

The Airport Operations Area (AOA)

Everything inside the gates!!

• Includes ramps, taxiways, runway, and roadways

• Specific driving procedures are required

• Know the procedures before you go

• No room for error

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

Driving On the AOA

• Assume pilots cannot see your vehicle

• Aircraft alwaysalways have the right of way

FOD Prevention

• FOD control is everyone’s responsibility

• FOD can be brought on the flightline by vehicles, aircraft, or wind

• FOD is extremely dangerous

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)

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

GTR Specific Information

Movement Area

GTR Movement Area—all taxiways and runway plus helipad

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

Summary

• Driving on the airport is a critical safety skill

• Must know all the rules and follow them

• If in doubt, stop and ask

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