They can transmit on the ground frequency to each other...just don't expect
the ground controller to get into the act. Sorry that I did not make that
clear.

Bob Gardner

"Sydney Hoeltzli" wrote in message
...
Bob Gardner wrote:
As I noted in a newsgroup recently, Renton, Washington, is a contract
tower,
and the controllers (or the local airport authority, I'm not sure which)
made everything except the runway non-movement areas, where the
controllers
have no responsibility or authority. So pilots taxiing out are told to
monitor ground, told not to transmit on the ground control frequency,
and if
there is a conflict on the taxiway the two pilots will have to work it
out
on their own. No radio transmissions until "Ready for takeoff" on the
tower
frequency.

Wait a minnut, if the pilots can't transmit on ground, how are they
supposed to "work out" any conflicts? Is there another freq. available
for this?

FWIW, that isn't the way our local NFCTs work. They use their ground
frequency and give taxi clearances.

Cheers,
Sydney