What do these white on red words indicate on a London Heathrow taxiway chart?
What do the words in white block capital letters over a red background denote on this aerodrome chart of LHR?
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What do the words in white block capital letters over a red background denote on this aerodrome chart of LHR?
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What do the words in white block capital letters over a red background denote on this aerodrome chart of LHR?
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What do the words in white block capital letters over a red background denote on this aerodrome chart of LHR?
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They are named holding points; this allows them to say things like "taxi to RABIT" rather than "taxiway Bravo, hold short of taxiway Charlie". This saves a lot of time for ground controllers at busy, complicated airports.
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Might be worth mentioning how these unusual names were chosen; flyertalk.com/forum/british-airways-executive-club/…
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It's the name of the holding points if ATC asks the plane to stop in the middle of the taxiway to avoid collisions
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They are named holding points; this allows them to say things like "taxi to RABIT" rather than "taxiway Bravo, hold short of taxiway Charlie". This saves a lot of time for ground controllers at busy, complicated airports.
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Might be worth mentioning how these unusual names were chosen; flyertalk.com/forum/british-airways-executive-club/…
– Richard
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They are named holding points; this allows them to say things like "taxi to RABIT" rather than "taxiway Bravo, hold short of taxiway Charlie". This saves a lot of time for ground controllers at busy, complicated airports.
answered 6 hours ago
StephenS
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Might be worth mentioning how these unusual names were chosen; flyertalk.com/forum/british-airways-executive-club/…
– Richard
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They are named holding points; this allows them to say things like "taxi to RABIT" rather than "taxiway Bravo, hold short of taxiway Charlie". This saves a lot of time for ground controllers at busy, complicated airports.
answered 6 hours ago
StephenS
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They are named holding points; this allows them to say things like "taxi to RABIT" rather than "taxiway Bravo, hold short of taxiway Charlie". This saves a lot of time for ground controllers at busy, complicated airports.
answered 6 hours ago
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Might be worth mentioning how these unusual names were chosen; flyertalk.com/forum/british-airways-executive-club/…
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Might be worth mentioning how these unusual names were chosen; flyertalk.com/forum/british-airways-executive-club/…
– Richard
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Might be worth mentioning how these unusual names were chosen; flyertalk.com/forum/british-airways-executive-club/…
– Richard
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Might be worth mentioning how these unusual names were chosen; flyertalk.com/forum/british-airways-executive-club/…
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It's the name of the holding points if ATC asks the plane to stop in the middle of the taxiway to avoid collisions
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It's the name of the holding points if ATC asks the plane to stop in the middle of the taxiway to avoid collisions
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It's the name of the holding points if ATC asks the plane to stop in the middle of the taxiway to avoid collisions
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