ARE RAMP CHECKS RAMPING UP?

"Ben Hallert" wrote in message
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I've seen a lot of people asking WHY this was something they'd get in
trouble for, and I think I have an answer. First, from Mike Weller's
post:

Put it into the context of when and where it happened.

They shut off the engine on the runway, the prop stopped, and then
they rolled at least a another quarter of a mile after making a 45
degree turn off the runway, rolled down the taxiway, and the made
another quick turn and stop to get to the gas pumps.

Take a look at the distance involved. To coast from the runway, around
that corner and all the way to the pump, they spent most of the taxi at
well above brisk walking speeds. Unsafe taxiing speeds can do a lot of
damage and pose a risk to anyone walking around there, especially with
the engine off.

Additionally, if they taxi past a bunch of planes and lose a tire at 40
mph or so, how well do you think they'll be able to avoid smacking into
the parked aircraft?

So, in summary: They were taxiing way too fast.

Ben Hallert
PP-ASEL

You were there?

On Sat, 28 Jan 2006 23:57:04 GMT, "Dave Stadt"
wrote:


"Ben Hallert" wrote in message
oups.com...
I've seen a lot of people asking WHY this was something they'd get in
trouble for, and I think I have an answer. First, from Mike Weller's
post:

Put it into the context of when and where it happened.

They shut off the engine on the runway, the prop stopped, and then
they rolled at least a another quarter of a mile after making a 45
degree turn off the runway, rolled down the taxiway, and the made
another quick turn and stop to get to the gas pumps.

Take a look at the distance involved. To coast from the runway, around
that corner and all the way to the pump, they spent most of the taxi at
well above brisk walking speeds. Unsafe taxiing speeds can do a lot of
damage and pose a risk to anyone walking around there, especially with
the engine off.

Additionally, if they taxi past a bunch of planes and lose a tire at 40
mph or so, how well do you think they'll be able to avoid smacking into
the parked aircraft?

So, in summary: They were taxiing way too fast.

Ben Hallert
PP-ASEL

You were there?


I was!

Mike Weller

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
PP-ASEL

"Ben Hallert" wrote in message
oups.com...
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