Steering on the taxiway

Jim,
You bring up a very good point. I myself am a real pilot, but do use
simulators as well. Without getting pulled too much into mxsmanics
history or trying to sound critical (I'm REALLY holding back here), I
wonder why he posts so many questions HERE? I've used sims for years,
both for fun, and procedures training, etc, and sites like avsim or
flightsim have whole communities that ponder nothing but the types of
questions that mxsmanic posts. They are for the most part friendly,
intelligent, and in many cases, a number of them are also real world
pilots. Most importantly- they specialize in simulator stuff. Mx- you
could be a god over there with all your questions..... OR, why not
enroll in a private pilot ground school class somewhere? It's usually
just a few hundred dollars and gets you around 40hours with an
instructor. A number of FBO's here in Seattle offer classes every few
months- the class can be done in a few nights over 2 weeks. Would teach
you a lot about flight, and you would never even need to leave the
ground. Plus, you could interact with other students who are also
learning the same stuff.

By the way- I use the pedals which connect to the nosewheel for
steering (C182RG), but don't forget to use your ailerons during taxi,
to prevent any x-wind (virtual or otherwise) from lifting one of your
wings. (er, arm rests... depends on what model you are "sitting" in).
You can find aileron taxi corrections in the AIM or FAA airplane flying
handbook.



Why do you think anyone here would know? These are people that fly airplanes,
not computer games. They really don't care how the Barron handles on the
ground. They go out and fly airplanes. In the real air, on real taxiways, with
real controls, not plastic things with a wire going to the back of a computer.

They are different. The computer only simulates, and it poorly simulates
airplanes on the ground, so we have been told.

Go ask you simulator buddies. Perhaps they care.
--
Jim in NC

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. {;-)

Don

On Sat, 25 Nov 2006 16:24:11 GMT, A Lieberma
wrote:

"Morgans" wrote in
:

Go ask you simulator buddies. Perhaps they care.

Better be careful Jim!!!

You gave the best advise of all, and it will be ignored, like everybody
else's good suggestions....

We just need to kee ignoring this guy and not answer HIS questions is the
only way to get rid of this nut.

Allen

If it wasn't for all the silly replies from Mxsmanic the answers to
his question are often very useful. There's lots of competent pilots
with a wide range of knowledge in these groups.

I can't decide if I should read useful replies or ignore the lot!

Ron,

Actually with the exception of a few oddities like the Grumman
singles,


And the most succesful new aircraft: Cirrus, Diamond, Columbia, most
LSAs. A few oddities? Cirrus is the top-seller of new aircraft.

--
Thomas Borchert (EDDH)

Bt,

use your brakes, use a little extra power and then "drag" the brakes to keep
them warmed up, hot brakes work better


You're kidding, right? That'S a good way to start a nice fire.

--
Thomas Borchert (EDDH)

Historically this has not happened and my guess is that it will not. If
you notice there are several very valuable folks that are not posting
here anymore and my guess is that this freakn' MXidiot has something to
do with it.

I'd love to start a censored list where the idiots could be sent off to
pasture (let the bleeding hearts flame away) and the real questions
about piloting our real aircraft could continue like it used to. Just my .02

Jon


A Lieberman wrote:

We just need to kee ignoring this guy and not answer HIS questions is the
only way to get rid of this nut.

Allen

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.

"drag" the brakes to keep
them warmed up, hot brakes work better

In no vehicle do hot brakes work better.

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

Cirrus wrote:
You bring up a very good point. I myself am a real pilot, but do use
simulators as well.

As do a lot of pilots. Pretty weird that Jim feels the need to attack
sim usage.

why not enroll in a private pilot ground school class somewhere?

Apparently he lives in France, but doesn't speak French. He's also on
a limited income. My guess is that he or perhaps a wife is on
disability and unable or willing to travel. This fits the profile of
many older serious sim users.

As a man gets older, you get more sympathy for curmudgeons and limited
income and disabilities. In my 50's and fighting cancer for the past
year, I am particularly sensitive to this kind of situation, and
clearly I find it abhorent that some pilots (?) find it necessary to
make personal attacks on anyone. I hope these immature types never end
up in a similar situation, but they'd sure deserve it.

OTOH, perhaps Mx is just a pyschological experiment by the FAA to root
out macho-acting, short-tempered pilots to ramp check. Wouldn't that
be a hoot.

Kev