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Have you ever heard the old saying; "It's easy enough flying there but the hard part is finding your way once you're on the ground"?
Thankfully there are men and women on the ground who's job it is to help. The military, airlines, and general aviation ramp personel all use the same basic hand signals to communicate taxi directions to you.
It makes no difference if it is daytime or nightime, the signals are the same but at night lighted wands are used instead of hands or unlit wands.
You may or may not know what the aviation hand signals are or what they mean so I thought it would be interesting to take a look at some of the different signals that are in use...
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All Clear
Start Engine
Face Me
Taxi Forward
Taxi Slower
Turn Right
Turn Left
Stop
Set Brakes
Cut Engine
Chocks In
Chocks Out