What do these white on red words indicate on a London Heathrow taxiway chart?
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What do the words in white block capital letters over a red background denote on this aerodrome chart of LHR?
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What do the words in white block capital letters over a red background denote on this aerodrome chart of LHR?
aeronautical-charts taxiing airport-design
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Could you source the image, please ?
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What do the words in white block capital letters over a red background denote on this aerodrome chart of LHR?
aeronautical-charts taxiing airport-design
edited Dec 26 '18 at 21:26
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What do the words in white block capital letters over a red background denote on this aerodrome chart of LHR?
aeronautical-charts taxiing airport-design
aeronautical-charts taxiing airport-design
edited Dec 26 '18 at 21:26
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J.FLLTJ.FLLT
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Pondlife
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Pondlife
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edited Dec 26 '18 at 21:26
Pondlife
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Could you source the image, please ?
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Could you source the image, please ?
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Could you source the image, please ?
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Could you source the image, please ?
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They are named holding points; this allows them to say things like "taxi to RABIT" rather than "taxiway Bravo, hold short of taxiway Charlie". This saves a lot of time for ground controllers at busy, complicated airports.
answered Dec 26 '18 at 20:46
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Might be worth mentioning how these unusual names were chosen; flyertalk.com/forum/british-airways-executive-club/…
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– Richard
Dec 27 '18 at 1:38
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Thanks for that @Richard ! Intriguing they are FIVE LETTERS only.
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– Fattie
Dec 27 '18 at 14:38
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@Fattie The reporting points or intersections in the air are five letters as well.
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– Vladimir F
Dec 27 '18 at 15:09
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It's the name of the holding points if ATC asks the plane to stop in the middle of the taxiway to avoid collisions
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They are named holding points; this allows them to say things like "taxi to RABIT" rather than "taxiway Bravo, hold short of taxiway Charlie". This saves a lot of time for ground controllers at busy, complicated airports.
answered Dec 26 '18 at 20:46
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Might be worth mentioning how these unusual names were chosen; flyertalk.com/forum/british-airways-executive-club/…
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– Richard
Dec 27 '18 at 1:38
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Thanks for that @Richard ! Intriguing they are FIVE LETTERS only.
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– Fattie
Dec 27 '18 at 14:38
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@Fattie The reporting points or intersections in the air are five letters as well.
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– Vladimir F
Dec 27 '18 at 15:09
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They are named holding points; this allows them to say things like "taxi to RABIT" rather than "taxiway Bravo, hold short of taxiway Charlie". This saves a lot of time for ground controllers at busy, complicated airports.
answered Dec 26 '18 at 20:46
StephenSStephenS
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Might be worth mentioning how these unusual names were chosen; flyertalk.com/forum/british-airways-executive-club/…
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– Richard
Dec 27 '18 at 1:38
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Thanks for that @Richard ! Intriguing they are FIVE LETTERS only.
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– Fattie
Dec 27 '18 at 14:38
1
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@Fattie The reporting points or intersections in the air are five letters as well.
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– Vladimir F
Dec 27 '18 at 15:09
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They are named holding points; this allows them to say things like "taxi to RABIT" rather than "taxiway Bravo, hold short of taxiway Charlie". This saves a lot of time for ground controllers at busy, complicated airports.
answered Dec 26 '18 at 20:46
StephenSStephenS
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They are named holding points; this allows them to say things like "taxi to RABIT" rather than "taxiway Bravo, hold short of taxiway Charlie". This saves a lot of time for ground controllers at busy, complicated airports.
answered Dec 26 '18 at 20:46
StephenSStephenS
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answered Dec 26 '18 at 20:46
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answered Dec 26 '18 at 20:46
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answered Dec 26 '18 at 20:46
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Might be worth mentioning how these unusual names were chosen; flyertalk.com/forum/british-airways-executive-club/…
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– Richard
Dec 27 '18 at 1:38
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Thanks for that @Richard ! Intriguing they are FIVE LETTERS only.
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– Fattie
Dec 27 '18 at 14:38
1
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@Fattie The reporting points or intersections in the air are five letters as well.
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– Vladimir F
Dec 27 '18 at 15:09
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Might be worth mentioning how these unusual names were chosen; flyertalk.com/forum/british-airways-executive-club/…
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– Richard
Dec 27 '18 at 1:38
1
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Thanks for that @Richard ! Intriguing they are FIVE LETTERS only.
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– Fattie
Dec 27 '18 at 14:38
1
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@Fattie The reporting points or intersections in the air are five letters as well.
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– Vladimir F
Dec 27 '18 at 15:09
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Might be worth mentioning how these unusual names were chosen; flyertalk.com/forum/british-airways-executive-club/…
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– Richard
Dec 27 '18 at 1:38
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Might be worth mentioning how these unusual names were chosen; flyertalk.com/forum/british-airways-executive-club/…
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– Richard
Dec 27 '18 at 1:38
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Thanks for that @Richard ! Intriguing they are FIVE LETTERS only.
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– Fattie
Dec 27 '18 at 14:38
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Thanks for that @Richard ! Intriguing they are FIVE LETTERS only.
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– Fattie
Dec 27 '18 at 14:38
1
1
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@Fattie The reporting points or intersections in the air are five letters as well.
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– Vladimir F
Dec 27 '18 at 15:09
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@Fattie The reporting points or intersections in the air are five letters as well.
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Dec 27 '18 at 15:09
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It's the name of the holding points if ATC asks the plane to stop in the middle of the taxiway to avoid collisions
answered Dec 26 '18 at 19:01
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It's the name of the holding points if ATC asks the plane to stop in the middle of the taxiway to avoid collisions
answered Dec 26 '18 at 19:01
AfeAfe
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It's the name of the holding points if ATC asks the plane to stop in the middle of the taxiway to avoid collisions
answered Dec 26 '18 at 19:01
AfeAfe
5241515
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It's the name of the holding points if ATC asks the plane to stop in the middle of the taxiway to avoid collisions
answered Dec 26 '18 at 19:01
AfeAfe
5241515
answered Dec 26 '18 at 19:01
AfeAfe
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answered Dec 26 '18 at 19:01
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answered Dec 26 '18 at 19:01
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