Hand gestures??

[beltsandbraces]

So he doesn’t get blown over by the exhaust.

or barbequed

 

[Minxy]

Twirling the finger round and round means nothing to the driver.

Are you sure the twirling finger is actually a 'direction' signal and not because you've annoyed the banksman ....

 

[Minxy]

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Found these, if they are any good?

Some look like instructions on how to do the dance to YMCA!

 

[Littlewheels]

Have now given up with Hand Signals, we now use the Phone me on Hands Free. She at the back making sure I’m going in the direction I told her I would place the MH ,at a Tad over 9m it’s working very well.

 

[Clarky]

After several years frequenting airfields along with a rather large delta the Memsahib uses aircraft marshalling type waves.
Nothing as exciting as those on the previous video but at least I can see them.

Richard.

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[TerryL]

After several years frequenting airfields along with a rather large delta the Memsahib uses aircraft marshalling type waves.
Nothing as exciting as those on the previous video but at least I can see them.

Richard.

They're just as good. Most important is that driver and assistant understand each other.
Not sure verbal communication always meets that criteria though.................!

 

[wingman]

Took me ages to ‘cross my brain over’ when complying with airfield marshals. If the marshal (say) wants you to turn left, he holds his left arm and bat out. Problem is, when viewed from the cockpit, there’s a tendency to turn in the direction of his out-turned arm; i.e. Right!!!!

 

[TerryL]

Took me ages to ‘cross my brain over’ when complying with airfield marshals. If the marshal (say) wants you to turn left, he holds his left arm and bat out. Problem is, when viewed from the cockpit, there’s a tendency to turn in the direction of his out-turned arm; i.e. Right!!!!

When taxying under the control of a marshaller I always turned in the direction he was "pointing", no matter if he was facing me or not. Seemed logical and always worked!

 

[nicholsong]

Took me ages to ‘cross my brain over’ when complying with airfield marshals. If the marshal (say) wants you to turn left, he holds his left arm and bat out. Problem is, when viewed from the cockpit, there’s a tendency to turn in the direction of his out-turned arm; i.e. Right!!!!

I suggest you refresh your memory by reading the following

https://publicapps.caa.co.uk/docs/33/CAP637 Visual Aids Handbook.pdf

Particularly Table E 5(a) 5(b)

Or maybe your Marshallers should do.

I never had any problem at LHR, LGW, MAN and another 100 airports in 5,000+ hours of flying.

Geoff

 

[movan]

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Yes. when a policeman was indicating me it was safe to crawl forward on a packed very narrow lane onto Shell Island , he totally misunderstood my gesture telling him there was a branch up above... [/QUOTE]

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[Southdowners]

Yes. when a policeman was indicating me it was safe to crawl forward on a packed very narrow lane onto Shell Island , he totally misunderstood my gesture telling him there was a branch up above... [/QUOTE][/QUOTE]

Yes, it's difficult to convey which branches are where and which are likely to hit first! It usually involves much running from one side of the vehicle to the other.

 

[Koppersbeat]

This is a bad reminder of what happened to me 15 years agur first van was a Laika 400 and we were on our way back to the German dealer to have some extras fitted.It did not have a reversing camera !
We were in Stenay about to stay the night at the Aire alongside the canal and my husband took a wrong turning and we ended up in the gateway of The Museum of Brewery (as you do ).
Muggings was told to leap out and do the guiding back,no possibility of turning in the grounds.
Fortunately I can scream quite loudly ! I fell backwards over the high kerb and broke my left foot and right ankle simultaneously.I was about 8 ft behind the van.I was lucky.
Thank goodness for Travel Insurance.I was in hospital for 3 days in Verdun hospital,plastered up and then repatriated via the Tunnel.
My husband couldn’t travel with me as the accident happened on a Saturday afternoon and the earliest he could travel back with our golden retriever was on the Tuesday after vets on the Monday.
I was about 6 weeks in a wheelchair.
After that we always had cameras fitted on our Motorhomes.

Helen

 

[Rodneyplonker]

The upright twirly finger gesture is for crane operators to commence lifting.

Agree with Terry....turn in the direction that the out-held arm is facing.

 

[Wee Bold Davy]

I've got the added problem of a wife that confuses left and right

 

[Offagain]

On our yacht we often use two way hands free Bluetooth headsets to communicate while one of us is at the pointy end dealing with the anchor and the other is 46 feet away steering the thing into a gap which suddenly looks much smaller than it did a few minutes ago when we decided where to park.
Coukd this be a solution to your problem?
They’re also very handy when needing to use expletives during the manoeuvre but not wanting the assembled company to know things haven’t gone quite to plan

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[two]

On our yacht we often use two way hands free Bluetooth headsets to communicate while one of us is at the pointy end dealing with the anchor and the other is 46 feet away steering the thing into a gap which suddenly looks much smaller than it did a few minutes ago when we decided where to park.
Coukd this be a solution to your problem?
They’re also very handy when needing to use expletives during the manoeuvre but not wanting the assembled company to know things haven’t gone quite to plan

Judging from your terminology, I'm not surprised that you'd rather keep your communications private!

 

[Offagain]

Judging from your terminology, I'm not surprised that you'd rather keep your communications private!

Well that’s not very friendly.
The purpose of my post was to offer a possible solution to the problem raised by describing in an amusing way how we approach a similar issue on the water. To have used the correct terminology would have detracted from the humourous intent.
We are planning to get a MH in the near future and I started reading these forums to absorb some of the accumulated knowledge and experiences written about by the contributors as research towards getting the right van for us.
I really enjoy(ed) the sense of camaraderie between you all but I’ll probably keep any suggestions to myself in future.

 

[OldAgeTravellers]

Well that’s not very friendly.
The purpose of my post was to offer a possible solution to the problem raised by describing in an amusing way how we approach a similar issue on the water. To have used the correct terminology would have detracted from the humourous intent.
We are planning to get a MH in the near future and I started reading these forums to absorb some of the accumulated knowledge and experiences written about by the contributors as research towards getting the right van for us.
I really enjoy(ed) the sense of camaraderie between you all but I’ll probably keep any suggestions to myself in future.

I wouldn't take it to heart @Onlyme it probably wasn't meant in malice by @rogher . But even if it was, your terminology is far better. Real people don't use; Bow, Stern, Port or Starbourd and as for Larboard, what's that. Bow is what you do to the queen, stern is what the headmaster was, port is a very nice after dinner drink, they probably ran out of words when it came to left, or is it right.
Welcome to fun, most of us are friendly.
Just remember to learn about grey and black water and everything about toilets, because all conversations between motorhomers eventually turn into a toilet discussion. And PLEASE remember you can't just dump it out via a hole drilled in the bottom like you can on your yacht.
I actually think the headset is a good idea except that SWMBO would probably say it messed her hair up, or she would forget to charge it like her phone.
Steve

 

[Southdowners]

Well that’s not very friendly.
The purpose of my post was to offer a possible solution to the problem raised by describing in an amusing way how we approach a similar issue on the water. To have used the correct terminology would have detracted from the humourous intent.
We are planning to get a MH in the near future and I started reading these forums to absorb some of the accumulated knowledge and experiences written about by the contributors as research towards getting the right van for us.
I really enjoy(ed) the sense of camaraderie between you all but I’ll probably keep any suggestions to myself in future.

Thank you for your suggestion - we will give it a try!

 

[two]

Well that’s not very friendly.
The purpose of my post was to offer a possible solution to the problem raised by describing in an amusing way how we approach a similar issue on the water. To have used the correct terminology would have detracted from the humourous intent.
We are planning to get a MH in the near future and I started reading these forums to absorb some of the accumulated knowledge and experiences written about by the contributors as research towards getting the right van for us.
I really enjoy(ed) the sense of camaraderie between you all but I’ll probably keep any suggestions to myself in future.

Oops! Please accept my sincere apologies. No malice was intended, whatsoever. I enjoyed your post (and was attempting to add to your humour), so please don’t give up! I should’ve noticed that you’d only made a couple of posts and not have made such a cheeky statement.

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[Offagain]

Oops! Please accept my sincere apologies. No malice was intended, whatsoever. I enjoyed your post (and was attempting to add to your humour), so please don’t give up! I should’ve noticed that you’d only made a couple of posts and not have made such a cheeky statement.

Apology accepted. I was probably a bit over sensitive tbh about being accepted into an established group. I’m generally not averse to the odd cheeky statement and have allegedly been known to make one or two myself
Thank you Steve @OldAgeTravellers for your kind and encouraging words. Yachtty chats also usually end up in the toilet (or head if you prefer, @rogher ).
@Southdowners if you want to know more about them pm me and I’ll give you the details of the ones we use.

 

[OldAgeTravellers]

Glad you didn't run for the hills @Onlyme but you had better push the subscribe button and cough up the shekels before @Jim pulls the big red switch on your posts.
Steve

 

[Minxy]

Glad you didn't run for the hills @Onlyme but you had better push the subscribe button and cough up the shekels before @Jim pulls the big red switch on your posts.
Steve

Surely that should be 'pieces of eight'!!

Welcome @Onlyme to the fun house!

@rogher doesn't often 'do' smileys so you can't always tell what he means from his posts ... but we're used to him so either laugh or ignore him!

[only kidding @rougher ]

 

[two]

Surely that should be 'pieces of eight'!!

Welcome @Onlyme to the fun house!

@rogher doesn't often 'do' smileys so you can't always tell what he means from his posts ... but we're used to him so either laugh or ignore him!

[only kidding @rougher ]

as compensation.
I'm of an age prior to smileys, so do not understand how to use or interpret them.
It's as much as I can do to type a reply and defeat a spillchocker that seems to think knows better.

 

[mike mcglynn]

Having worked on the docks for years ,and also sometimes required to drive a mobile slewing crane the variety and lack of hand signals is often the cause of many accidents.I have also seen a vhf radio used to bang on the coamings of a ship rather than speak to the machine driver down below to warn him of the descending grab.The most efficient hand signals were given by fellow TA soldiers when parking up inside an old drill hall when you had to reverse in and park in rank with 2 inches either side and had to clamber out over the top.

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