Who has priority on a taxiway?

OK, perhaps I had my head up my... errr, you know. Perhaps the other guy
could have made a better radio call. Anyhow...

I landed at a very quiet uncontrolled field a few weeks ago. As I taxied
back on the taxiway for my departure, I kept hearing a helicopter calling out
pattern legs for a place called "tango". As I recall, he never mentioned the
name of the field, or used the word "taxiway" in his radio call, so I assumed
that he was just practicing at some nearby pad. (My error, when in doubt...) It
wasn't until I had taken off that I realized that I had been using taxiway T. I
probably seriously ****ed the guy off, and/or risked having a helicopter land on
top of me.

Lesson learned!

So now the question. Who has priority on a taxiway? Surface traffic or
landing traffic?

Vaughn

--
Will poofread for food.

Landing traffic will usually have the priority over anything else even
take off traffic

~r
http://www.pilotoutlook.com

"Rajat Garg" wrote in message
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Landing traffic will usually have the priority over anything else even
take off traffic

On a taxiway? How about on the parking ramp?

Vaughn

Vaughn Simon wrote:


So now the question. Who has priority on a taxiway? Surface traffic or
landing traffic?

Vaughn


Helicopters must avoid the flow of fixed wing traffic at all times.

Dave

On Nov 29, 12:11 am, Dave S wrote:
Vaughn Simon wrote:

So now the question. Who has priority on a taxiway? Surface traffic or
landing traffic?

Vaughn

Helicopters must avoid the flow of fixed wing traffic at all times.

Dave

Roger that, Dave - The choppers at our field use a right hand pattern
and are careful not to cause hiccups with fixed wing craft who cannot
maneuver like they do...
VAughn, unless the chopper declares he has to land on the taxiway
right now, you just continue on down the taxiway.....

However, at our field the choppers have been told they WILL use the
runway for all takeoff and landing movements and then hover taxi to
their hangar - NO direct takeoff from taxiways and ramps, period!
Even the police and ambulance choppers obey the rule...

denny

However, at our field the choppers have been told they WILL use the
runway for all takeoff and landing movements and then hover taxi to
their hangar - NO direct takeoff from taxiways and ramps, period!
Even the police and ambulance choppers obey the rule...

denny

I happen to think that is a dumb idea - especially the "hover taxi"
part. Helicopters should have separate parking/tiedown areas, and
avoid conflicting with fixed wing traffic. Once I was working on my
plane with the cowling removed when along came some military types in
a chopper - hovering down the taxiway, which was right in front of me.
They sent my cowling tumbling - which I did not appreciate at all.. I
gave 'em an extended one-finger salute.

The airport near my office makes many visiting choppers park on the
grass - and take off and land there directly, using non-conflicting
directions. Those folks based at this airport who have helicopters
with skids are obliged to use trailers for ground movement The
arrangement seems to work well.

David Johnson

"Vaughn Simon" wrote in message
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OK, perhaps I had my head up my... errr, you know. Perhaps the other
guy could have made a better radio call. Anyhow...

I landed at a very quiet uncontrolled field a few weeks ago. As I
taxied back on the taxiway for my departure, I kept hearing a helicopter
calling out pattern legs for a place called "tango". As I recall, he
never mentioned the name of the field, or used the word "taxiway" in his
radio call, so I assumed that he was just practicing at some nearby pad.
(My error, when in doubt...) It wasn't until I had taken off that I
realized that I had been using taxiway T. I probably seriously ****ed the
guy off, and/or risked having a helicopter land on top of me.

Lesson learned!

So now the question. Who has priority on a taxiway? Surface traffic
or landing traffic?


I don't believe I've ever seen or heard anything either way, I don't think
it needs to be. It's called a "taxiway" for a reason.

Steven P. McNicoll wrote:


I don't believe I've ever seen or heard anything either way, I don't think
it needs to be. It's called a "taxiway" for a reason.


We've got a few airports around that have the designated helipad marked
out on the taxiway. If you saw they guy attempting to land you should
give way. Otherwise, he needs to similarly deal with people taxiing.
The operative rule is don't run into anybody.

"Ron Natalie" wrote in message
m...

We've got a few airports around that have the designated helipad marked
out on the taxiway.

That's a different situation.

On Thu, 29 Nov 2007 07:47:23 -0500, Ron Natalie
wrote:

Steven P. McNicoll wrote:


I don't believe I've ever seen or heard anything either way, I don't think
it needs to be. It's called a "taxiway" for a reason.


We've got a few airports around that have the designated helipad marked
out on the taxiway. If you saw they guy attempting to land you should
give way. Otherwise, he needs to similarly deal with people taxiing.
The operative rule is don't run into anybody.

Don't blow anybody over would be another good one.

Don