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Still, the runway could be reserved for landing aircrafts only, still preventing access to all other types of vehicles.
by shrx 7mo ago
Still, the runway could be reserved for landing aircrafts only, still preventing access to all other types of vehicles.
- danso 7mo agoHow are fire trucks supposed to respond to incidents involving airplanes, as it appears this case involves, if the runway is off limits to them?
- nradov 7mo agoThe way it's supposed to work, the ground controller first verifies that there are no traffic conflicts before clearing vehicles to cross an active runway.
- bombcar 7mo agoWhich is exactly what failed here, so saying "it shouldn't fail by not failing" doesn't help terribly much. Having grade-separate crossings for vehicles might, but that introduces new issues (plane skidding off runway could hit the incline and break up).
- selectodude 7mo agoO’Hare has those but it’s not helpful for emergencies that happen on the runway itself.
- hypeatei 7mo agoWell, sure, but in that case it's expected that the runway is closed.
- selectodude 7mo agoThe fire truck was responding to an emergency which is why it needed to cross an active runway.
- shrx 7mo agoThat is exactly my point. What visual aids do the ATC controllers have at their disposal to decide if the runway is free for an emergency vehicle to pass?
- shrx 7mo agoIf it's not safe to use, then they should wait or go around. Otherwise accidents like this one happen.