RIASS stands for Runway Incursion Alerting System Schiphol and it is a system to warn air traffic controllers in the tower of an imminent danger involving the un-authorized presence of an aircraft or vehicle on a take-off runway or landing runway already in use. The system was developed by Air Traffic Control the Netherlands and… Continue reading RIASS in Amsterdam – What is this?
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A taxiway will do, take 2 – Aeroflot Airbus takes off from taxiway in Oslo
EUROCONTROL’s Preventing Runway Incursions Portal has a quiz designed to test the knowledge of pilots, air traffic controllers and vehicle drivers about, among others, the runway and taxiway environment. One of the questions shows a concrete surface with white markings in a limited visibility environment, seen from the cockpit window. The question: are we on a… Continue reading A taxiway will do, take 2 – Aeroflot Airbus takes off from taxiway in Oslo