Originally Posted by
USMCFLYR
Brake riders?
Guess that isn't a problem with that airplane - or even the King Air as I see them tow them all the time without brake riders, but in a past life a plane did not move without someone sitting in the cockpit. I wonder if that is just one of those military things or even if most communities in the military required brake riders?
USMCFLYR
I towed all kinds of aircraft sans brake rider back in my lineman days. You just gotta be mindful of your surroundings and the people in the area. My most memorable tow? This mother right here, had to back her into a hangar:
Anyway, I wonder if he was kicking the chocks out from under the wheel and she started to roll forward/back on him.