Originally Posted by
1234
Forgive my ignorance, as it is late, but how does saying brakes set for chock removal somehow change how often the chocks will be stuck? If they were stuck in the past, did the rampers just move the airplane without telling you and take the chocks out? I guess I don't understand?
If the tug was hooked up and no chocks were stuck, Delta rampers used to just remove them without asking and say "Ground to cockpit - ready to push".
If a chock was stuck they would say, "Mornin' Captain, we need to pull you forward a bit".
Now, as I understand it, if we do it by the book, the tug driver is supposed to say "Brakes set for chock removal" every time. (although that's not happening at most F-DAL stations) and if a chock is stuck they then have to follow the brakes set thing with a request to release brakes.
Whatever. No big deal. Its just an extra step. I don't really have any heartburn with it since it promotes more awareness I guess.