"Ben Hallert" wrote in message
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You were there?

I wasn't there, but I took the thirty seconds to actually read the
post. Consider how far they taxied from the runway, including the
cornering. Unless the airplane was equipped with unobtainium
frictionless wheel bearings and some sort of magical shield that gets
rid of all drag, they'd have to be coasting along far faster than is
considered a safe taxi speed for much of their taxi. Read the post
again if you have a chance and try to replicate the distance (with
corners) in your own plane and let me know how well it went.

Ben Hallert

I gotta go along with Mike and Ben. Even if Mike exagerrated by doubling the
real distances, the PIC deserved to get his knuckles rapped for going to
fast on the yellow line. If you are having trouble visualizing the distance,
try remembering the typical running track around a school football field --
that's a quarter-mile. Admittedly, I wasn't there either but it dang sure
sounds like a Darwin Award stunt.

Casey Wilson