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  2. Taxiing - Wikipedia

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    Taxiing (rarely spelled taxying) [1] is the movement of an aircraft on the ground, under its own power, in contrast to towing or pushback where the aircraft is moved by a tug. The aircraft usually moves on wheels, but the term also includes aircraft with skis or floats (for water-based travel).

  3. Taxiway - Wikipedia

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    Geographic Position Markings These markings are located at points along low visibility taxi routes (when Runway visual range is below 1200 feet (370 m)). They are positioned to the left of the taxiway centerline in the direction of taxiing. Black inscription centered on pink circle with black inner and white outer ring.

  4. Backtaxi - Wikipedia

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    It is a higher-risk procedure, as pilots may not see, or hear the radio transmissions from, aircraft taxiing on the runway. [3] At controlled airports, take-off or landing clearances do not authorize the pilot to reverse course and backtrack along the runway, unless specified by air traffic control.

  5. Airport diagram - Wikipedia

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    Airport diagrams is mostly used to assist taxiing around the airport and are henceforth sometimes referred to as a "taxi diagrams". [8] If pilots study the diagram prior to their arrival or departure, they can expect what runway to use and routes to take while navigating around a complex airport.

  6. Runway - Wikipedia

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    Runway 13R at Palm Springs International Airport An MD-11 at one end of a runway. In aviation, a runway is an elongated, rectangular surface designed for the landing and takeoff of an aircraft. [1] Runways may be a human-made surface (often asphalt, concrete, or a mixture of both) or a natural surface (grass, dirt, gravel, ice, sand or salt).

  7. At least 2 hurt when employee shuttle collides with passenger ...

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    The plane, a Bombardier CRJ-200 operated by Air Wisconsin Flight 6209, was taxiing ahead of takeoff when the collision took place about 7:20 p.m., the Federal Aviation Administration said in a ...

  8. 'We have a problem:' Boeing 757 loses wheel while taxiing - AOL

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    A Federal Aviation Administration notice filed on Monday said the aircraft was lining up and waiting for takeoff at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport when the "nose wheel came off ...

  9. 1990 Wayne County Airport runway collision - Wikipedia

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    Tenerife airport disaster – 1977 runway incursion in dense fog involving two Boeing 747s, which is the deadliest accident in aviation history; Madrid runway disaster – 1983 fatal takeoff accident also involving a DC-9 taxiing incorrectly in dense fog and being struck by a 727 taking off