At 12:42 AM -0700 16/8/05, Blaine Thompson wrote: >4. What's a "Wing Walker"? Why that is the poor sucker out on the tarmac giving wingtip clearance :-) In the terminal environment, at some airports (where QF parks in LAX for example) the place is so tight that the a/c shuts down on the apron and is towed into the gate. Wing walkers are used to try and ensure the tug driver doesn't hit anything when towing the plane. -- Regards, Simon Craig If it's not McBoeing, I'm not McGoing!