There seems to be absolutely no space for the plane to be pushed back out of position... how did they do it? I know plenty of guys at FRA BVD (marshallers) etc, but it was all way before their time.
Thanks
Mario
LH526
[Edited 2013-01-04 05:49:49]
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bavair From Germany, joined Jul 2011, 104 posts, RR: 0 Reply 1, posted (4 months 2 weeks 1 day 8 hours ago) and read 18786 times:
I've seen somewhere, and to me it is the only reasonable explanation, that planes get pushed all the way out of the pier area onto taxiway M I think it is.
I parked at that gate many times and it was an interesting pushback. You basically make an 180° turn on the taxi way. He pushes you back out of the position, then turned you even more and then pulled you forward onto the taxiway. And then disconnected. But that was only possible with rather small airplanes. So no 330 or something like that. I think biggest was 320.
This gate does not exist anymore as the A plus pier opened.
Polot From United States of America, joined Jul 2011, 1496 posts, RR: 0 Reply 4, posted (4 months 2 weeks 1 day 7 hours ago) and read 18053 times:
Quoting Fly-K (Reply 3): A1 and C2 look more tricky to me...
With those gates they just do what can be seen at B10. They swing the aircraft around and park it parallel (more or less) to the terminal, and then they just turn to exit.
elmothehobo From United States of America, joined Aug 2006, 1515 posts, RR: 1 Reply 7, posted (4 months 2 weeks 1 day 6 hours ago) and read 17633 times:
Quoting holzmann (Reply 5): Geez. Google needs to update its maps! That image is so old! No new runway, no Z gates, etc.
These images are at least eight years old. Rhein-Main AB closed in late 2005, Google's imagery shows a very much still active military ramp.
pascal7z From Germany, joined Oct 2009, 18 posts, RR: 0 Reply 8, posted (4 months 2 weeks 1 day 6 hours ago) and read 17623 times:
Quoting holzmann (Reply 5): Geez. Google needs to update its maps! That image is so old! No new runway, no Z gates, etc.
On the picture, the old Halle 3 is still present, and the Lufthansa Flight Training is not built, so it dates to prior 2007!
Come on Google, update your maps!
rfields5421 From United States of America, joined Jul 2007, 6140 posts, RR: 25 Reply 9, posted (4 months 2 weeks 1 day 6 hours ago) and read 17578 times:
Quoting holzmann (Reply 5): Google needs to update its maps! That
That image is from March 27, 2002.
There are updated images available, but I don't know how to access them in Google Maps. They are available in Google Earth. However the newest is 12/31/2008 - and doesn't show the new runway either.
The reason Google keeps the March 27, 2002 image as the default is that it is one of the most popular, most famous images in their system.
It shows three images of a LH B747 and four shadows just off the northeast end of the runways. This is a perfect example of how aerial imagery is used, blending tiles of small areas into a wider image.
There is just one aircraft which took off and was in four frames taken seconds apart. The blended image shows four shadows of the aircraft on the ground and three pictures of the aircraft in the air.
BTW - Bing Maps does show the new runway and terminal construction.
DariusBieber From United States of America, joined Oct 2009, 128 posts, RR: 0 Reply 10, posted (4 months 2 weeks 1 day 5 hours ago) and read 17097 times:
Yes sir they do! It's pretty sad that they have hindered Germany, almost everywhere else in Europe they have StreetView, but when they get to Germany, only few selected cities have StreetView. I believe it's due to some privacy laws in Germany, not sure though.
flyingalex From Germany, joined Jul 2010, 992 posts, RR: 1 Reply 14, posted (4 months 2 weeks 1 day 5 hours ago) and read 15747 times:
Quoting DariusBieber (Reply 10): I believe it's due to some privacy laws in Germany, not sure though.
It is.
Also, if you look at the cities where Street View is available, you'll often see houses which have been blurred. This was done at owner or occupant request (and Google was forced to comply with these requests by German privacy laws).
To see an example, enter "Thielallee 26, Berlin, Germany" on Google Maps and then look at the house to the right of it (Thielallee 28).
Public service announcement: "It's" = "it is". To indicate posession, write "its." Looks wrong, but it's correct grammar
When there is a heavy parked on D1 and a A320/B737 parked on C4...very tough location to get to especially with all those baggage carts hanging around.
As of a week or so ago, IAD pics were current only up to a certain altitude. The most recent parallel runway magically disappears if you zoom out too much.
n126dl From United States of America, joined May 2010, 100 posts, RR: 0 Reply 19, posted (4 months 2 weeks 1 day ago) and read 10852 times:
There is a gate at LGA like that. I believe it's D1. I sat in the food court and watched the tug push a DL 757 out in reverse, all the way out into the taxiway before spinning it around. It took a good 5-10 minutes of "three point turning" to get the wings clear in order to back out of the ramp without bashing the nose into the window that I was looking out of.
A 757! Wow. That must have been fun. Some guy in a pushback tow is really earning his pay. (And more!!) At least that gate is straightforward apart from the fact that it is awfully close to the terminal wall.
B81 down in the RJ area at DEN concourse B can be a bit fun. It's pretty close to the terminal wall, and is made more fun by the other RJ concourse directly behind it, and often quite a few other RJs on the concourse. I've seen CR9s there. I have never pushed back there, but I landed from AUS and arrived at the gate once.
n126dl From United States of America, joined May 2010, 100 posts, RR: 0 Reply 21, posted (4 months 2 weeks 1 day ago) and read 10337 times:
Quoting UA787DEN (Reply 20): Some guy in a pushback tow is really earning his pay.
It was like...pushpushpush OOPS, we're gonna smack the nose. Backup. Pushpushpush OOPS, we're gonna smack the nose.
Took a few tries to get the rear end swung out the right way. I could imagine the people inside's heads moving forward and backward like bobble head dolls.
Rara From Germany, joined Jan 2007, 1823 posts, RR: 3 Reply 23, posted (4 months 2 weeks 21 hours ago) and read 8564 times:
Quoting flyingalex (Reply 14): Quoting DariusBieber (Reply 10):
I believe it's due to some privacy laws in Germany, not sure though.
It is.
Also, if you look at the cities where Street View is available, you'll often see houses which have been blurred. This was done at owner or occupant request (and Google was forced to comply with these requests by German privacy laws).
No, it's not due to privacy laws. The law is on Google's side (it's perfectly legal to publish imagery from private buildings, as long as the pictures are taken from publicly accessible grounds). Google did meet stiff opposition concerning Street View in Germany, however, and they voluntarily restricted the service and allowed house owners to remove their houses from Street View.
Quoting Alsatian (Reply 22): Nice facilities but useless...welcome to CDG
Haha, that's great. Heavens, CDG is a mess. But I love it. On the most interesting airports in the world.
Samson was a biblical tough guy, but his dad Samsonite was even more of a hard case.
They indeed are Multi-level gates. But I think his point is that the gates at the bottom of the pic are blocked off by the terminal. Literally impossible to get to.
There are updated images available, but I don't know how to access them in Google Maps. They are available in Google Earth. However the newest is 12/31/2008 - and doesn't show the new runway either.
fghtngsiouxatc From United States of America, joined Mar 2009, 200 posts, RR: 0 Reply 28, posted (4 months 2 weeks 17 hours ago) and read 6867 times:
Funny, A10 at MDW is an "impossible gate" as well. Takes some skill and finesse to get a E175 pushed back out of there. Never seen anything bigger than a 717 use A10 before.
They did so because a 737/320 would reach into the safety areas if it would taxi in forwards, so it has to be pushed backwards into the position. This applies to the positions 5 to 12 at DTM.
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David
[Edited 2013-01-05 00:58:52]
Even a letdown, if it is thoroughly and final, is a step forward.
Mine is now on 45 degree view. You can see all the windows on the house, the trampoline in the yard, and the trashcans.
JFK was recently upgraded to 45 degree. T4 construction is viewable. T8 looks pretty cool. Are there any impossible gates at JFK?
Pushbacks at the west end of the DEN A concourse can be fun, because you have to turn at exactly the right time. If you turn to early, you hit an adjoining plane. If you turn late, you go right off into the dirt.
The first couple of gates nearest the Terminal at T1 LAX look a bit fun. You could hit a nearby plane or wall, and apparently ANZ occupies the gate across the way. Overall, LAX looks really close together, but no real impossible gates.
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