WHY is the FOLLOW ME CAR so IMPORTANT?! Explained by CAPTAIN JOE
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So lets take a closer look at the famous follow me car itself. From the outside it definitely stands out with its black and yellow checkered paint job. That‘s the primary reason, to stand out from all other ground vehicles. On the roof you have a set of antennas to receive data link messages and to be able to communicate on all airport frequencies. Then the large infamous „Follow me“ sign which the driver controls from his dashboard and another feature you‘ll see in minute. Some follow me cars have extra bright lights mounted on their roof or bonnet to light up the taxiway or runway during night time operation.
Inside the car, the dashboard with the associated switches. A traffic screen to send and receive messages from dispatch and the mentioned radio to listen to given clearances. Besides standard safety equipment like a fire extinguisher, first aid kit etc. the car comes with an extra set of wheel chocks and these handheld wands, but more about in a minute.
But the primary purpose for what the Follow-Me car is best known for is of course, hence the name „Follow me“. So guiding airplanes around the apron and the taxiways, to or from active runways. If a Follow-Me car is requested upon landing, the driver, who is called a marshaller, will be notified by one of the air traffic controllers in the tower, either on a separate radio frequency or via data link messaging to his monitor. Once he receives and confirms the order, he positions his car where the arriving cockpit crew can see it best once they exit the runway. Then monitors the active ground frequency and waits for you to receive your taxi clearance. Once you’ve read back your clearance only then will the driver turn on his beacon and the “Follow me” sign and expects you to keep up with him and match his speed. Some of the of Follow me signs have arrows which will flash up once the driver uses his indicator, signaling the pilot that a turn can be expected and second now. Some also have a trigger in the handbrake, switching the follow me instructions to Stop!
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8:13 is duesseldorf airport
seems unnecessary but I guess it's the ultimate CYA for the airport
Dusseldorf airport based on the towe and hangars on that side?
Bist du deutscher?
Es schaut aus wie der EDDL / DUS / Düsseldorfer Flughafen bei kgfilm.info/net/video/zmmetaLPqamDj4k. Der Tower hat Ähnlichkeiten ich war schon ÜBER 10 Jahre nicht mehr dort. @Captain Joe Liege ich da Richtig?
Are you from Germany or have you lived there for a while? Your schwäbisch was really authentic
Here is the new checklist: Watch every video that he posted
Wusste gar nicht das das du von Stuttgart bist schön zu hören vielleicht kennst du ja backnag heiningen
that Trabant follow me car is so cool and such a unique piece of history
No in all seriousness fascinating video thanks for uploading Cpt.
05:03 Follow me to the french Alps? xDDD
United States 🇺🇸 do communication via headset to ground tower in which giving them alphabetic A,B,C,Z1,Z
My ATC friend keeps complaining about this one particular IndiGo pilot who landed twice, two weeks apart, and missed his taxiway and held everyone up both times. I guess Changi Airport needs these cars.
Capitan Joe, do you know Cotton Eye Joe?
Captain Joe Love from India ❤️. Please do a video on why car's will follow behind the lockheed U2 at the time of landing and why does it have only 2 landing wheels.
kgfilm.info/net/video/yGOqm363saRkm2Q
"I'm sure the guys were tempted to perform very fast runway inspections" haha I love that humor :D
And some doughnuts at night... Oops I must have slipped the brake...
Thanks joe😊
This guy's accent is harder to understand than a heavy Hindi-Arabic accent
헤이 컴온 팔로미카
0:10 Marshaller einfach die hübsche
8:12 I think it's the Hannover Airport. Because of the specific shape of the tower
That tower is kind of a standard design the DFS uses. I am torn, first impression was Düsseldorf, but I am somehow missing the old tower on top (or actually within) the terminal B building.
Using a two-door sports car as an FMC is just stupid. It's low, and the cockpit is small which means that the operators struggle to get in and out. It's not designed to run primarily at low speeds. There is less space for equipment. Oh, and they are more expensive, on top of it. A VW Kombi is a far better option.
Oh God.You gonna freeze there
That BGM, you're gonna tell us an internet history?
Is there a extra cost involved for using the follow me car on an airport? Does the cost get paid by the airline or is it free in airport parking and operational costs.
I live in Chicago and I can see why they don't do Follow-Me cars. On average the airport handles ~100 flights per hour. If it takes a Follow-Me car 15 minutes to lead a plane in and 5 minutes to get to the next plane then one car can handle 3 planes per hour. So you need 33 cars to do the job and triple that for a 24-hour shift. Near 100 cars and people. Granted slow times like the late night are different than the busiest times but to allow for sick-days and vacations and whatnot you are still probably looking at 50 cars/people to do the job (guessing of course...big ballpark on this one). Pay them $35,000/year and that is $1.75 million/year. Add in benefits and it is even more. Then add in the cars. Let's say $15,000/each (generous) and there goes another $750,000. Add in maintenance and gas and mechanics to service the fleet. This is the US. Screw safety if it costs them money. Find your own way to the gate. Someone needs a new yacht.
I've lived in the US my whole life and never heard of this, also worked as a baggage handler at Delta in my early 20s I'm 32 now
lol all cars should have that message marquee. "stop tailgating you wanker"
This is an interesting video, and certainly shows the glaring issues within the FAA standards that would definitely help "out of towners" by having a follow me service.
look up chase cars and the berth of the mustang hehehe
Imagine getting a Dacia Sandero follow me car.
Captain Joe referred to the U2 as "did", "was", "needed" & "flew during cold war era" as if the Dragon Lady wasn't still flying. The USAF has no plans to retire the U-2, which first flew in 1955, despite previous attempts to replace the aircraft. The service still operates 33 examples of the "Cold War-era" spy plane. And they still use a chase car. 🙂
Very good idea the FOLLOW ME CAR !! All big and medium airports should have FOLLOW ME CARS.
Europeans are always so far ahead of this side of the pond. Such a simple and effective thing yet so foreign to us.
3 years later:tesla roadster becomes a follow me car
👍👍👍
1:20 that’s the biggest plane traffic jam ever
Sounds great... when they don't force it on you at an airport with an amazing 2 runways and then expect you to pay a service fee for it. Granted, this is a second-hand account. I personally never landed there (Bremen)
Here in the states, it is a luxury 😁. Another informative video, thank you Capt!
Would you consider the US Secret Service vehicles around Air Force One in the same category?
Supported the U-2's out of RAF Alconbury 1992-1995.. thanks for showing that awesome aircraft Captain Joe!!
I for one have NEVER heard of a “follow me” car, what??? Also I live in Chicago so... as you said we don’t have one at O’Hare and Midway is such an easy airport to navigate I doubt you’d need one.
Lol my friend is working at Stuttgart airport, baggage / cargo etc 😁
PLEASE GET A BETTER MIC A DISLIKE FROM ME FOR ONLY THAT REASON PLEASE
I’m not a pilot but I could really use a follow me person for navigating some airports as a passenger
The footage is 6:28 is seriously an eye opener! What a video! Just wow!
Can we all appreciate he had to do the video at the cold windy runway
I always wanted to know why they had this because I saw this all over games and stuff but never actually seen it
Thanks Capt. Joe. You found me my retirement part time job.. (LOL in ten years)
Seems like an ideal job for a retired F1 race car driver...with F1 follow me car :)
I guess this only happens in Germany because I have traveled a lot been to a lot of airports flown a lot and I have never Seen a pilot car before directing a commercial airplane
I've seen them all around Europe and always thought this is standard 😅
“Lamborgini” lol
On the nearest airport to me, the "follow me" car is owned by the person who drives it. So you can see it on the supermarket parking lot
What? In the Sauron part of Germany? But anyway, I get it. It's a car. For WANN you miss the TRAM. Just like normal life then.
The unbiased octagon evidently complete because literature developmentally object aside a bouncy texture. married, uninterested temper
Der Ton übersteuert so hart, das kann man sich echt nicht geben, sorry!
never seen this car before
WHY What are Car Super?
Everyone: Follow me car Lockheed U-2: Follow me, car
Very interesting video! Thank you :)
You din't just say "Im schöna Schwabaländle"! Almost snorted into my Spaghetti. Greetings from Pforzheim! Love your Stuff!
Flight simulator needs this.
Should the pilot turn on or off the taxi lights during following the car?
Thanks very informative video 👍
Hold on, did he just say lamborjini
Pilot, arriving to Bologna: "Why should I follow this yellow-black painted airplane?"
KJFK uses normal Ground Vehicles for Follow me Operations. they don't have a dedicated car for it. usually it is Car 06
8:24 Goose Airlines is not really happy about this situation, they paid for a full length runway use, not to be kicked off.
Wonder how a Saturn Vue got picked for the job, but even more surprising is apparently we in the US don't have them at some major airports, I REALLY wonder why that is.
Her: Sex with me will be the best thing you’ve ever experienced. Me: I do FOD sweeps on an 11,000ft runway in a Lamborghini Huracan at my job. Her: .........
Lamborgini. 😣
Imagine that frustrated hurrican driver, having one of the fastest cars in the world, yet crawling at 5 mph.
A frustrated person can't do this job. A frustrated person can't be a pilot either.
frozen pilot
Poor bird, he wasn't familiar with that airport layout.
8:23 Has that bird been issued takeoff clearance? I don't think the follow me car has the authority to issue takeoff clearances.
The absorbed cheese unintentionally tow because pea gergely hunt across a imminent chicory. hoc, spurious girdle
Thank you Captain good to know. New sub.
As far as i know the dragon lady (u2) is actually still in service today
Did you just say 'lamborgini'
Wouldn't be fun collecting scaled models of all "follow me" cars ?
Captain: let’s address the elephant in the room: how many UFOs have you seen?
There is no such thing as a follow car
In Friedrichshaven we were received by something like a pimped quad for the followme. Was kinda fitting as we arrived in a Piper Arrow not a big jet.
I need a follow me car trough Paris 😂
He forgot to mention the part about the chase care for the U2 originally being the fastest Mustang they could get their hands on.
You should do a video about crossfeeding
Love your jacket, can you give me the model please ;-) ?
Being an American, I guess there's a reason why I had never heard of these. I bet a lot of pilots would appreciate them here.
It'was a real pleasure, when we were allow to travel, to receive such a welcome, coming back home to Bologna. The Lamborghini factory is probably 20km far from the airport so it's not so strange to have such an amazing car in our home airfield.
Great Video Joe
👍
poor Huracán trotting around in idle all day long 🤣
8:24 that bird's not wanna get out too easy 🤣🤣👌
4:50 That background looks awesome! Like some post apocalyptic scene
I want this job!! How do I get this job????
Pilots are the most emotional beings on earth. Tell a pilot he sucks, you'll see what I'm talking about.
Great video for all us airport/airplane dilettantes!
I would hate to be driving that chase car if the U-2 had to takeoff again for any reasons
"Tower, we hit some birds during our takeoff roll" "Affirmative, catering services are on the way"
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Well at least you know it's actually meat then