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G-iv captain believes the windsocks are too close to the taxiway centerline at ase for his 77 foot wingspan aircraft to pass without deviating.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1117772 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201309 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ASE.Airport |
| State Reference | CO |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Gulfstream IV / G350 / G450 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | No Specific Anomaly Occurred All Types |
Narrative:
Several months ago I noticed that the windsocks near A4 and A7 were extremely near the taxiway centerline. At the time; I called the ase airport operations and was told that the socks are 80' from the taxiway centerline. We were in ase again with a giv with a 77' wingspan. I pulled off the centerline away from the socks to ensure clearance. There is no way those socks are 80' from the taxiway centerline; runway centerline maybe. With my wingspan; we did miss the socks; but care should be taken on larger aircraft (gv; G650; etc). Please have the airport manager verify the distance from the taxiway to the windsocks and maybe provide a note on the airport diagram as to the actual distance.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: G-IV Captain believes the windsocks are too close to the taxiway centerline at ASE for his 77 foot wingspan aircraft to pass without deviating.
Narrative: Several months ago I noticed that the windsocks near A4 and A7 were extremely near the taxiway centerline. At the time; I called the ASE Airport Operations and was told that the socks are 80' from the taxiway centerline. We were in ASE again with a GIV with a 77' wingspan. I pulled off the centerline away from the socks to ensure clearance. There is NO way those socks are 80' from the taxiway centerline; runway centerline maybe. With my wingspan; we did miss the socks; but care should be taken on larger aircraft (GV; G650; etc). Please have the airport Manager verify the distance from the taxiway to the windsocks and maybe provide a note on the airport diagram as to the actual distance.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.