Advanced Follow Me Training
Picture this: It's 6 AM, visibility is down to 200 meters due to fog, and your Follow Me operator just received an emergency call. An A330 with a mechanical issue needs immediate guidance to a remote stand, navigating through active construction areas and crossing two busy taxiways during the morning rush. The pilot is unfamiliar with your airport layout, stressed about the situation, and relying entirely on your operator's expertise.
Your teams know the fundamentals. They've completed their certifications, understand aircraft marshalling protocols, and can handle routine operations without issue. But when you're evaluating training solutions, you need more than basic compliance. You need training that prepares operators for these critical moments that directly impact operational performance and reduce incident exposure.
The Training Challenge
Standard Follow Me training covers procedures but rarely addresses nuanced decision-making. How do your operators handle non-standard aircraft types? Multiple simultaneous operations during peak traffic? Pilots unfamiliar with your specific apron layout? These scenarios define operational excellence, yet they're difficult to replicate consistently in traditional training.
Professional-Grade Simulation
Our Follow Me module delivers configurable training scenarios matching your operational complexity. Multiple predefined intercepting points replicate your exact apron configuration, while custom routing enables training for specific challenges like complex taxiway systems, seasonal changes, or emergency diversions. Users can define the start and endpoint for each Follow Me operation, providing complete flexibility for training scenarios.
Aircraft behavior modeling goes beyond basic following patterns. Different aircraft types exhibit authentic ground handling characteristics, teaching operators to adjust positioning and speed management from regional jets to wide-body aircraft.
Centralized Operations Interface
The integrated Arrival/Departure Computer replicates your daily information management systems. Real-time aircraft data, stand assignments, and operational priorities appear exactly as in your current workflow. Multi-user capability supports concurrent training scenarios, evaluating team coordination under realistic traffic loads.
Professional Systems and Weather Integration
The Follow Me vehicles feature controllable lighting and signage systems, including Follow Me and Stop signs with yellow beacon lights.
Weather conditions directly impact Follow Me driving operations. Rain and snow reduce surface friction on aprons, requiring operators to adjust driving techniques and route planning for slippery conditions. Fog creates visibility challenges that test operator decision-making and communication protocols. Live weather mode synchronizes simulation with real-world METAR data for authentic training scenarios.
Training That Delivers Results
Consistent simulation training produces measurable improvements in taxi time efficiency, communication accuracy, and incident reduction. Every ground incident carries significant cost exposure. Professional simulation addresses decision-making scenarios before they occur operationally.
Traditional Follow Me training requires aircraft availability and operational windows competing with revenue operations. Simulation training operates independently, providing consistent, scalable training capacity with professional reliability and documentation capabilities.
Schedule a demonstration to evaluate how the advanced Follow Me simulation addresses your specific training requirements and operational challenges.
