Originally Posted by AerChungus

I wouldn't say it's disingenuous to say a ramper wouldn't know that the beacon was associated with the engines running after 5 days. I say that because I was one of those rampers. I showed up because somebody told me that if I could pass a drug test, I could get free flights if I threw bags a few hours a week. I was told to sit in front of a computer for 8 hours and click through LMS courses until I finished them. We didn't have training. I didn't know what a beacon was. To reiterate, as a pilot, it's obvious to me now. But as a ramper, how was a ramper supposed to know if nobody trained them?