speed when turning while taxiing

imagine Guest
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Sun Feb 29, 2004 8:43 pm

Hi, it's me again.

How fast should you go when taxiing and turning while taxiing? I am having some trouble turning at low speeds, so I have been going at 50 and hitting the brakes to turn.

Thanks for the help.

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Mason Gilliam (harleyman) First Officer
Joined: Feb 23, 2004 Posts: 187 Location: Statesville NC
Answered
Sun Feb 29, 2004 9:21 pm

Well I'm no pro but I set throttles at abour 1/4 and bump the brakes to slow and turn....Also you can press F11 to aid in left turns,,and press F12 for right turns...But if going to fast will tip you over...I suggust enabling crashes till you get the hang of it....Tiss what I did.....

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leadfoot First Officer
Joined: Mar 13, 2004 Posts: 368
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Sat Mar 20, 2004 4:23 am

Except for high speed strait taxiing in an airliner, you should keep your speed down around 10-15knots, slower on real sharp turns. When I do 90 deg. turns from rnwy to taxi lanes in the 737, 777, md83,etc. I keep it between 5-8 knots.

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Rambunctious First Officer
Joined: Mar 29, 2003 Posts: 109 Location: Sydney
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Sun Mar 21, 2004 5:50 am

Hehe, the general rule I use, is go as fast as you can. Those clearances aren't valid forever, you know...

I've got turning a 747 on two sets of undercarriage down to a fine art!

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Jim Glockner (jimmyglockner) Trainee
Joined: Jan 16, 2004 Posts: 90 Location: Upstate New York
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Sun Mar 21, 2004 1:38 pm

Hi all you flyers. I have found (on small planes) that it takes a little practice to get the right feel for brakes and throttle while taxiing. I have not flown a large jet yet, so really can't say.

Happy fling all.

JimmyGlockner

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