Author Topic: Suggestion for the arriving FollowMe Car  (Read 3494 times)

torsten

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Suggestion for the arriving FollowMe Car
« on: April 03, 2020, 11:38:46 pm »
Hello,

there is a Problem with the arriving FollowMe Car.

As Example:
We land at EDDP RWY 08R. Prior, in range of the Airport, we select Gate 126.
After landing we Take Exit H7 and call the FollowMe Car at blue circle #1.
Then we dont want to wait for the FollowMe  Car at this point #1 for sure, so we continue Taxiing until point blue circle #2 where the FollowMe comes in sight.
But it dosent stop in front of the Plane, no, it follows the green line. Around at point green #3 it arrives in front of the Plane.

Is it possible to fix that ?
Maybe the FollowMe can scan for the actual Plane position all the time, before it arrives ?

It is very unreal to wait until the FollowMe arrives around 1 or 2 minutes after requesting it and wait for it.
The controller will ask you why you dont continue taxiing :-)

Thx
T

virtuali

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Re: Suggestion for the arriving FollowMe Car
« Reply #1 on: April 04, 2020, 02:05:26 pm »
Maybe the FollowMe can scan for the actual Plane position all the time, before it arrives ?

Of course it already does that, the follow me monitor your position constantly, even while you are waiting for it.

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Re: Suggestion for the arriving FollowMe Car
« Reply #2 on: April 05, 2020, 01:24:54 am »
...and why is it driving like i describet ? ( green line )

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Re: Suggestion for the arriving FollowMe Car
« Reply #3 on: April 06, 2020, 11:10:47 pm »
...and why is it driving like i describet ? ( green line )

it usually doesn't but, there are many case in which, in order to end up in a sort of cul-de-sac, the follow me cannot always meet you when you expect. It depends a lot how the AFCAD is made.