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Part 24, page 664

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NW305: OKAY UNDERSTAND THAT'LL BE THE FIRST LEFT AND THEN STAY TO THE EAST WHICH WILL BE THE OUTER SIDE OF THE RAMP IS THAT CORRECT

RNO TWR LC: THAT'LL BE AN TO YOUR AN AFTER YOU COME MAKE YOUR AN QUARTER LEFT TURN IT'LL BE ON YOUR RIGHT SIDE REMAIN JUST OFF OF THE TAXIWAY ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RAMP

NW305: OKAY UNDERSTAND AND AN AN DO YOU HAPPEN TO KNOW HOW MANY FUEL TRUCKS YOU HAVE STANDING BY

0705 GMT

RNO TWR LC: STAND BY I'LL SEE IF I CAN FIND OUT FOR YOU

RNO TWR LC: OKAY YOU CAN START YOUR LEFT TURN ANY TIME AN THE AN NORTHWEST TWELVE ZERO FIVE THEY'LL BE IN THAT AREA JUST TO YOUR LEFT THERE YOU CAN PARK IN THERE AN CLOSE TO THE TAXIWAY

NW305: OKAY UNDERSTAND AN WE'LL AN WE'LL FULL RIGHT OFF HERE AND AN AN I THINK AN MAYBE WE'LL FACE THIS THING TO THE AN IN A NORTHERLY DIRECTION HERE AN THAT'LL ALLOW FREE ACCESS TO THE FUEL TRUCKS FROM AN WE'LL THAT'LL LEAVE OUR NOSE SOMEWHERE NEAR THE FUEL TRUCKS IS WHAT WE'RE GETTING AT I GUESS

RNO TWR LC: OKAY YOU CAN START A RIGHT TURN OR YOU CAN PARK IT RIGHT THERE YOUR CHOICE

NW305: WE'LL START A RIGHT TURN IN ORDER FOR THE AN TRUCK TO GET ACCESS.

RNO TWR LC: OKAY THERE'S ONE TRUCK AVAILABLE DO YOU WANT TWO

NW305: AFFIRMATIVE WE'RE GONNA NEED ANOTHER FULL TRUCK WE'RE GONNA NEED APPROXIMATELY THIRTY FIVE TO FORTY THOUSAND AN POUNDS OF AN AN [guess: KERO]

0706 GMT

RNO TWR LC: UNDERSTAND THIRTY FIVE TO FORTY THOUSAND POUNDS

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