Steering on the taxiway
Don Tuite wrote:
On Sat, 25 Nov 2006 08:32:42 -0500, Ron Natalie
wrote:
Mxsmanic wrote:
Is it better to use just the rudder or differential braking to turn on
taxiways?
Actually with the exception of a few oddities like the Grumman
singles, you steer aircraft with the the nose/tail wheel. The
rudder is a secondary directional control during taxi and not
much effective at low speeds.
Perhaps he meant conventional gear. {;-)
Many taildraggers have a steerable tailwheel which helps a lot
with gentle turns at lower speeds.
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