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1epic1 · « **on:** December 21, 2006, 09:16:30 PM »

Im in training for my privates license...training on a C172 and i have yet to figure out how do you read the Taxi ways to the runway...i have looked in my manuals and they dont really tell me much...Like how do you know to turn left or right when you come up to another taxi way that your suppose to take? do you carry a airport diagram with you and follow it? Like you take Taxi Way C and the next Taxi way is H how do you know if you turn left or right?

47Hooker · « **Reply #1 on:** December 21, 2006, 09:22:07 PM »

http://www.nappf.com/airport_markings.htm

1epic1 · « **Reply #2 on:** December 21, 2006, 09:29:26 PM »

i know what the signs mean, but lets say im on Taxiway H and the next Taxi way im suppose to take is C i come up to it and how do i know if i make a right or left turn?

Golfer · « **Reply #3 on:** December 21, 2006, 10:11:51 PM »

That all depends on where you're going. Just make sure to turn just after the sign and follow the lead in line.

This just happened to be the best quality picture I can find on short notice.

Say you're at the FedEx ramp on the east side of the airport north of Rwy 9/27 wanting to go to RWY 36L for takeoff in your Super 7000 airplane that needs 9500 feet to take off. The only catch is Taxiway Juliet is closed between Hotel and India (this lets us have a few more turns for our demonstration)

Your taxi instructions are going to read something like:

FedEx 7000, Taxi to RWY 36L via Kilo, November, Lima, Juliet, Whiskey.

You'll be starting out heading south out of the FedEx ramp on Kilo making a right turn at November.

Taxi all the way down to Lima just past 36R/18L making a right onto Lima.

Left from there onto Juliet until it dead ends into Whiskey.

From there it's easy to taxi to the end of 36L and switch over to tower for your turn to takeoff.

It's really pretty simple and you're going to turn the direction you need to go to get where you're going. Beyond that...it's an odd question. Just go where you need to go

Dux · « **Reply #4 on:** December 21, 2006, 10:29:19 PM »

Epic, are you at a controlled airport? Are you on the radio with Ground? If so, you can request Taxi Following (or something like that... Golfer, help me out here; been years since I asked for it) and the Ground Controller will take you step by step until you are familiar with the layout.

But once you know what your active runway is, getting there should be fairly logical.

Is your instructor making you guess...?

Golfer · « **Reply #5 on:** December 21, 2006, 10:41:14 PM »

Progressive Taxi, Dux.

The ground controller will have eyes on you and direct you through your turns. It's come in handy for me my first time at MDW and numerous times as a student pilot at "large" (at the time they were HUGE!)airports such as Ohio State University, Mansfield and Port Columbus.

1epic1 · « **Reply #6 on:** December 21, 2006, 11:20:15 PM »

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Originally posted by Dux

Is your instructor making you guess...?

no, but i always wanted to know how he knows when to turn or not...i guess since hes been working there for awhile he knows the runways by memory...but thanks guy for the info will be great info to use when i do my cross country flights....i found a airport diagram of my airport (ellington airforce base...houston) so ill just add it to my kneeboard till i memorize it:)

Golfer · « **Reply #7 on:** December 21, 2006, 11:41:13 PM »

It's just a matter of experience then, epic. He's done it umpteen hundred times and knows his way around.

The airport I learned at was basically a ramp, a runway and a parallel taxiway. It helps to know you're at a "large" airport. It will make you a better pilot

Gloves · « **Reply #8 on:** December 22, 2006, 12:28:42 PM »

Hi Epic,

First, congrats on going for your pilot's license. It's a great experience. Have you soloed yet? If not, it's something to definitely look forward to.

It helps to have an airport diagram to look at prior to going to the airport in question. You can look at it to kind of get a 'feel' for how you should progress. I usually look up an airport on AOPA's website. It's not as detailed as some of the answers you've already received, but it does kind of give you a picture.

By the way, have you joined AOPA yet? If not, look into it at http://www.aopa.org. They also offer for 6 month free a Flight Training magazine. It's at https://flighttraining.aopa.org/apps/student/ft_free.cfm?priority=SX05ASLTF. I found this to have some useful learning info.

Good luck!

Glove

Grayeagle · « **Reply #9 on:** December 23, 2006, 11:22:11 AM »

WTG Epic

Flying is the most fun you can have with your clothes on, period.

So many different planes .. so little time

Enjoy them all!

-Frank aka GE

Dnil · « **Reply #10 on:** December 23, 2006, 12:15:43 PM »

epic, who are you flying with out of ellington? I fly out of there also.

cav58d · « **Reply #11 on:** December 23, 2006, 08:29:29 PM »

Wanna talk about taxi ing (sp)? Last week I flew into Kennedy INT for my first time. Landed 31L and had to taxi to general aviation. Wasn't that it was necessarily a difficult taxi, because I was progressive the whole way, but it took damn near 15 minutes, and I was constantly concerned about being blown away by jet blast from the 767 in front of me. Made sure to keep me safe distance and that was in a King Air. Now imagine a 172. Lesson is epic, 172's can be lift off their whells by three or four strong guys. Imagine was a mininum of two, veyr freaking powerful jet engines could do? keep your distance lol

1epic1 · « **Reply #12 on:** December 23, 2006, 09:08:50 PM »

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Originally posted by Dnil
epic, who are you flying with out of ellington? I fly out of there also.

Marshall

JB88 · « **Reply #13 on:** December 23, 2006, 09:33:33 PM »

i am going to be one someday. can i still read this thread?

moneyguy · « **Reply #14 on:** December 23, 2006, 09:38:21 PM »

Ron Machado's Airplane Flying Handbook is a great resource for questions like these. he puts all the need to know info into easier terminology instead of FAA terms. its about $30 at just about any pilot store.