BetaDraxon VR Training SyllabusBasics
Virtual RealityDuration
7.5 Minutes
Training Type
Initial Training
IATA Standard
IATA AHM 1110, Edition 46 & IATA IGOM, Edition 15
Description
Introduces trainees to the equipment used for the aircraft pushback process with a towbar. The lesson familiarizes the trainee with the pushback setup, including the pushback tractor, the towbar, and the steering bypass pin. The focus is on recognizing key pushback-relevant components like the tractor's automatic front coupling and front inching system, the towbars shear pins and hand pump, and the steering bypass pin before progressing to pushback operations in later lessons.
Lesson Overview
- 1Pushback equipment overview: tractor, towbar, and steering bypass pin and their roles.
- 2Familiarization with key components of the tractor, towbar and steering bypass pin.
- 3Recap confirming equipment recognition and readiness for later operational lessons.
Skills Acquired
- Identify the equipment needed for towbar-based pushback.
- Locate key tractor components .
- Locate key towbar elements and safety components.
- Understand the purpose and importance of the steering bypass pin.
Lesson Procedure
- The trainee starts in a GSE parking area facing a pushback tractor, towbar and nose-gear dummy. Voiceguidance introduces the lesson objectives. Guided by directional arrows, the trainee visits key points of interest around the pushback setup. Each point of interest explains parts of the equipment and key safety elements:
- Pushback setup overview: Identify the three key components (pushback tractor, towbar, steering bypass pin) and what each one does.
- Pushback tractor overview: Recognize the tractor’s role in towbar pushback and its general safety features (incl. emergency stops).
- Tractor key pushback components: Locate the automatic front coupling and the front inching system.
- Operator’s cabin: Identify the main driving controls and key dashboard indicators.
- Towbar: Identify the towbar’s main parts including shear pins, hand pump, and towbar eye.
- Steering bypass pin: Identify the pin and understand its purpose in protecting the aircraft’s nose-wheel steering system during pushback.
- The session concludes with a summary confirming recognition of the key equipment and safety features and readiness to move on to operational lessons.
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