GOLDHOFER

[DFWPRIUS]

The Radio man/ right seater is back at work!

As the driver, I have finished all training and signed a letter that will let me come back until the FAA final report comes out.

The letter is a basic do not DRIVE ANYTHING, TOW ANYTHING, TAXI ANYTHING in the aircraft movement area.

So for now I will be hangar park crew and I should have my badge back by Monday June 15th. and that will be 72nd day.

So this part of the Goldhofer saga will be coming to a end.

 

[DFWPRIUS]

Today is June 16th and I am back to work today.

This whole mess is over until AA starts using the Goldhofer again at DFW.

 

[Bob Owens]

Today is June 16th and I am back to work today.

This whole mess is over until AA starts using the Goldhofer again at DFW.

Glad to hear it.

 

[TIME FOR CHANGE]

Today is June 16th and I am back to work today.

This whole mess is over until AA starts using the Goldhofer again at DFW.

OK so what really happened

 

[the cave]

its funny how we complain that we are the only ones who cross an airport with active runways. well i was in atlanta the other morning and saw delta using a goldhoffer crossing runways. could not tell if there were 2 pople in tug or anyone in aircraft. Has anyone thoght of contacting a delta person to see how they do it???

 

[1Conehead]

its funny how we complain that we are the only ones who cross an airport with active runways. well i was in atlanta the other morning and saw delta using a goldhoffer crossing runways. could not tell if there were 2 pople in tug or anyone in aircraft. Has anyone thoght of contacting a delta person to see how they do it???

At least one in the tug,one in the flight deck, APU running hydraulic pumps on,in radio contact with each other and ground control.

 

[Delta84]

I know this is a couple weeks old, but...

In Atlanta, we have seven AST-2s and one AST-1. We use the AST-2s for all of our aircraft (except the 777-200LR when it's here,) and World Airways MD-11, DC-10s and a number of other aircraft. We have one person in the tug who both drives and makes the radio calls, and one person in the aircraft riding brakes/acting as an observer. We're in communication via hand-held trunk radios, and we also have a "private" VHF frequency for areas where there are no repeaters for the hand-helds. We have GPUs on the tugs, and the aircraft is lighted at night. If the GPU is inop, the APU is used. If the GPU and APU is inop, we find a tug with a working GPU or the plane doesn't move.

At any given hour, we have a minimum of three tugs operating. We run 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and we often have five tugs running during busy holiday periods. We also cross two (and sometimes four) runways, as we have remote parking at "Delta North" (west of the north cargo facility,) south cargo and the old Northwest hanger. We regularly cross 26R with aircraft on 2 1/2 mile final without incident. The controllers in Atlanta have learned the capabilities of the tugs (and some of us drivers,) and will often tell you to "keep it rolling Tug 1" while crossing 26L so you don't lose speed to make 26R between landing a/c. If we want to wait for more space, all we have to do is say "unable" and they'll work with us.

We tow 32 km/h on taxiways, slow to 16 km/h in the ramp and while making turns, and 8 km/h in the gates. In poor weather, we just cut everything in half.

If anyone wants to know more, I'll be happy to answer any questions. Right now I have to go move a plane.

 

[777 fixer]

http://www.airliners.net/photo/Northwest-A...9-31/1171294/L/

 

[chris perry]

Pictures are worth a thousand words!!!!!!! Scabs?