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Air carrier reporter believes that mli should serve as an example for other airports for taxiway and runway signs.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 171887 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199103 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mli |
| State Reference | IL |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 2000 |
| ASRS Report | 171887 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Airport |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
| Situations | |
| Airport | other physical facility |
Narrative:
I submit this observation as an medium large transport captain working for a major airline. The nature of our flying exposes us to almost all the airports in the us served by part 121 operators. Mli should serve as an example of taxiway and runway ground signs. After the detroit accident recently, I began to reflect what airports have good ground guidance and which don't. Being as I'm based in ord, I expect the lack of ground taxiing signs to be the norm. To get to an active runway at ord is a challenge. The moline system is so simple and clearly marked it just stands above anywhere else. In good WX or bad, you can depart the terminal and know exactly where you're going. Mli should serve as an example to the FAA in their endless search for aviation safety.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR REPORTER BELIEVES THAT MLI SHOULD SERVE AS AN EXAMPLE FOR OTHER ARPTS FOR TXWY AND RWY SIGNS.
Narrative: I SUBMIT THIS OBSERVATION AS AN MLG CAPT WORKING FOR A MAJOR AIRLINE. THE NATURE OF OUR FLYING EXPOSES US TO ALMOST ALL THE ARPTS IN THE U.S. SERVED BY PART 121 OPERATORS. MLI SHOULD SERVE AS AN EXAMPLE OF TXWY AND RWY GND SIGNS. AFTER THE DETROIT ACCIDENT RECENTLY, I BEGAN TO REFLECT WHAT ARPTS HAVE GOOD GND GUIDANCE AND WHICH DON'T. BEING AS I'M BASED IN ORD, I EXPECT THE LACK OF GND TAXIING SIGNS TO BE THE NORM. TO GET TO AN ACTIVE RWY AT ORD IS A CHALLENGE. THE MOLINE SYS IS SO SIMPLE AND CLRLY MARKED IT JUST STANDS ABOVE ANYWHERE ELSE. IN GOOD WX OR BAD, YOU CAN DEPART THE TERMINAL AND KNOW EXACTLY WHERE YOU'RE GOING. MLI SHOULD SERVE AS AN EXAMPLE TO THE FAA IN THEIR ENDLESS SEARCH FOR AVIATION SAFETY.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.