Originally Posted by
blastoff
At AA we also need an actual salute...woudn't you think if there's any question that its much easier to have someone just run out and give the hand gesture and allow everyone to continue according to SOP? Don't know what alternative you would have him do...have the guy plug the headset back in and talk? It's just a salute, for brevity purposes and legalese, not "holier than thou."
Guideman — Provide salute, indicating the area is clear.
After Start:
After ground equipment is clear, the captain has announced “I
have a salute”, and engine(s) are stabilized.
Originally Posted by
80ktsClamp
It's called a salute in our manuals, smarty. Before we start aircraft movement, the CA calls out "salute received, flaps xx, call for taxi." The rampers can wave, do a backflip, whatever... the CA didn't see the all clear action which is referred to as a salute so he called them back out. The standard is to salute, and it's rare to see anyone do anything other than that. That's it.
You're working your way well into TOTD land by responding like this!
Yeah, I get it. But as you see from the post above, some people seem to insist on an actual salute and some are even willing to hold up the show and drag the ramp guy out from the shed to perform the salute. You said you would accept a wave or a back flip. I think the vast majority of us would. But those who need the salute are tools. I guess the language should be changed so tools who can't see the forest because of all those damn trees can be comfortable.