Mxsmanic wrote in
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Capt.Doug writes:

The gear pins mentioned by others here are usually removed by pilots
or mechanics well before pushback for flight. The pin that the
pushback crew holds up is the steering by-pass pin. Without the pin
in place, the towbar is free to swing with the nose wheel steering
and could cause serious injury to persons and equipment. The pin is
held up for the pilots to see so that the pilots know they will have
steering before they start taxiing. Additionally, at my airline and
at United, the nosewheel steering is turned off in the cockpit
because the steering may swing momentarily during electrical power
transfer as the engine-driven generators come online.

Thanks for the detailed answer. I was also able to look up "bypass
pin" after reading your reply and got some additional detail ("pin"
alone was too general).

What's the relationship between the tiller and the rudder when it
comes to steering?

What's it to you, fjukkwit? You'll never use one.



Bertie