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November 25th 06, 06:01 PM
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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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November 25th 06, 07:24 PM
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Steering on the taxiway
On Sat, 25 Nov 2006 13:01:40 -0500, Ron Natalie
wrote: 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. And I get a D in reading comprehension today. {8-( Don
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