All the vision in a plane flight deck is forward. Understandable yes? But when we leave the gate, what we call push back, we go backwards. These days the Captain steers, or the First officer if dual tillers installed, while the power push unit (ppu) drives. During this process you have ground control (ATC) the engineer, controlling the push steer right steer left, and starting engines. I can’t juggle but this should qualify.
You can’t see the ground crew, but the disembodied voice below respects the red beacons top and bottom flashing warning: these engines will come to life and suck you off your feet if you get within 25 feet once we light the fire.
With both engines running, she’s awake and coursing with her own power; hydraulics, electrics, pneumatics, like a track star stretching through the flight control check. Fuel check all a ok.
Nose to the blue, darkening to the east where the day expires like a prayer unsaid off to another place another time the challenge is a foot which I never tire of – bring it on.
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