Hey guys,

I don't mean to be an ass, just want to offer some tribal knowledge since we are seeing more and more of you folks at ORD these days and from the looks of it, some guys are not familiar with some of the goofy little nuances of the place. With the merger I'm sure we'll be seeing more of you and maybe this can help some of your fellow pilots.

When you push off F-14, please don't flip around and face A until you get a taxi clearance. When someone has flipped around and sits, the flights at F-12B-D can't be boarded. We all know how long it can take to get a taxi clearance and if you sit blasting the 12 gates, you may end up inadvertently delaying some other flights. Same thing down at B-22. If you 1/2 turn out before you get a taxi clearance, they may not board the other plane.

Having pushed off the F-11/12 gates, please pull forward to the edge of A when you are ready to taxi and waiting for clearance. Don't sit right in front of your gate. Ramp will often bring the next plane for your gate in one side of the alley, or Y and then turn them around behind you. If you don't pull up, they can't get in. It can cause a traffic jam at the end of the alley and someone has to take a lap.

Finally, when exiting a runway, keep moving. A couple weeks ago, I had the great sit on M short of M2 waiting for my gate. We watched a guy clear 10, and he could not get a word in on ground so he stopped (lot of hangar repos, and foreign crews so it was crazy on ground). The plane behind him had to roll to the next taxiway before he could clear and the third guy had to go around. A few minutes later, an American 757 did the same thing and the sequence repeated itself. We watched 2 go arounds in maybe 15 minutes. Figure out the flow of traffic and keep moving. Ground knows you're there, he'll get to you.

Again, I am not trying to bag on anyone. I am just trying to offer some tidbits I've learned in my years based there. Hope it can help!