Originally Posted by Joe Airman
Those metal objects which, if hit, will conduct the electricity directly into the ground a million times more efficiently than a tree on a golf course, and not to the guy with the sticks wearing rubber boots and plastic rain gear.
The guy waving the sticks has to be the most useless part of bringing a plane to the gate. I bet the pilots could do that in their sleep.
To bad that trivial job is what keeps planes from landing and pulling up to the jetway.
When are they gonna replace that with some lighted arrow indicators operated by someone INSIDE the gate area where they're protected?
Congratulations, you've now pissed off alot of people
Seriously though, it would suck if the wings clipped another plane or the aircraft hit something on the tarmac.