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Air carrier captain reported dfw ground control advising pilots to expedite their taxi.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1601215 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201812 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | DFW.Airport |
| State Reference | TX |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport Low Wing 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Deviation - Procedural Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
In a time when [company] has seen an unprecedented increase in ground collision events why is dfw ground control issuing taxi instructions which include the terms 'expedite;' 'hurry across;' 'best speed across;' 'best time across;' etc. When giving clearances to cross the zulu bridge? While I understand with the construction on the bridge certainly complicates their taxi plan; issuing these hurry up instructions with a taxi clearance; when [company] and [union] are repeatedly sending 'slow down to speed up' messages seems counterproductive. I would suggest we forward this report [to them] and the entire dfw team suggesting ATC get back in the business of issuing taxi instructions and allow the pilots to do their 'pilot stuff' - controllers control - pilots fly. It is time for ground control to stop acting like they are pilots.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Air Carrier Captain reported DFW Ground Control advising pilots to expedite their taxi.
Narrative: In a time when [Company] has seen an unprecedented increase in ground collision events why is DFW ground control issuing taxi instructions which include the terms 'expedite;' 'hurry across;' 'best speed across;' 'best time across;' etc. when giving clearances to cross the Zulu bridge? While I understand with the construction on the bridge certainly complicates their taxi plan; issuing these hurry up instructions with a taxi clearance; when [Company] and [Union] are repeatedly sending 'Slow Down to Speed Up' messages seems counterproductive. I would suggest we forward this report [to them] and the entire DFW team suggesting ATC get back in the business of issuing taxi instructions and allow the pilots to do their 'pilot stuff' - controllers control - pilots fly. It is time for Ground Control to stop acting like they are pilots.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.