leachus2002
leachus2002
First OfficerFirst Officer
Joined: Sep 19, 2004 Posts: 288
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Hi Peeps,

I am having real trouble getting my 747 from the gate to the taxiway - I always seam to have too much power.

Can anyone give me a rough guide on the speed I should be doing on the taxiway and how I should be doing it?

Leachus

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Bindolaf
Bindolaf
CaptainCaptain
Joined: Jun 02, 2004 Posts: 626
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Keep around 20 knots on taxiways, around 10 for turns. Depending on which aircraft there are different ways to do it. Using the throttles is the most common way though. Some aircraft have a "taxi" panel, where you can "cheat" and put in a taxi speed. Then it remains constant. I use throttles always.

leachus2002
leachus2002
First OfficerFirst Officer
Joined: Sep 19, 2004 Posts: 288
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Thanks Bindolaf

I will have a go at that now.

Leachus

John Hodges (originalgrunge)
John Hodges (originalgrunge)
CaptainCaptain
Joined: Feb 29, 2004 Posts: 726 Location: New York City
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The PMDG 747 operational guide was pretty helpful at taxing. The speed tips are right on, but also don't use more than 40.0% thrust. Since the 4 engines take a while to catch up, you'll go FLYING down the taxiway when they do! I've been putting that into practice and it REALLY seems to help!

CrashGordon
CrashGordon
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Joined: Jun 20, 2005 Posts: 3821
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Hmmm, maybe "crash" in the subject isn't quite what you meant. 😉

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