What is the maximum speed in the vicinity of a parked aircraft?

What is the maximum speed in the vicinity of a parked aircraft?

• A. 3 mph
• B. 5 mph
• C. 10 mph
• D. 15 mph

Answer: (A)

Safety around a parked aircraft requires extremely careful, controlled movement. The area is full of people walking, ground crews operating equipment, doors can open, and there can be jet blast or engine intake hazards. Moving at a very slow, deliberate pace gives you time to see and react to any person or obstacle, prevents accidental contact with wings, tails, or equipment, and helps you maintain precise steering in tight ramp spaces. Three miles per hour is the speed that provides that extra margin of safety around parked aircraft. Going faster would reduce your reaction time and increase the chance of a collision or causing equipment damage.

Safety around a parked aircraft requires extremely careful, controlled movement. The area is full of people walking, ground crews operating equipment, doors can open, and there can be jet blast or engine intake hazards. Moving at a very slow, deliberate pace gives you time to see and react to any person or obstacle, prevents accidental contact with wings, tails, or equipment, and helps you maintain precise steering in tight ramp spaces.

Three miles per hour is the speed that provides that extra margin of safety around parked aircraft. Going faster would reduce your reaction time and increase the chance of a collision or causing equipment damage.