Definition
The standard actions a pilot takes after landing and clearing the active runway: bringing the airplane to a complete stop clear of the runway hold-short markings, completing the after-landing checklist, obtaining or following taxi instructions, and taxiing to the parking area or assigned location while maintaining situational awareness and complying with airport markings, signs, and ATC clearances.
Plain English
What you do once you've landed and rolled clear of the runway: stop, do your after-landing checks, get taxi instructions if needed, and carefully taxi to where you're parking.
Context Anchor
Used after landing, once the airplane has cleared the runway and stopped or slowed enough to plan the next ground movement.
Derivation
Taxi originally referred to a hired car fitted with a meter. Aviation adopted taxi to mean moving an aircraft on the ground under its own power. That helps here because the term is about controlled ground movement after arrival, not flight through the air.
Why Pilots Care
Following these procedures prevents runway incursions and ground collisions while allowing orderly movement to parking.
Intuition Check
Do not read taxi procedures as just “drive slowly to parking.” In aviation, they include knowing the correct ground route, following signs and markings, communicating when required, and staying clear of runways unless cleared or safe to enter.
Example Sentence 1
After clearing the runway, the pilot followed the arrival airport taxi procedures by stopping, completing the after-landing checklist, and then contacting ground control for taxi instructions.
Example Sentence 2
Using the airport diagram as a guide, the pilot executed arrival airport taxi procedures without crossing any active taxiway hold lines.