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Taxi speed
Not4wood wrote:
When I was sitting behind the Pilot in a Beaver, he kept it to a slow crawl at all times. Probably because the taxi way was kinda bumpy and didn't want us tossed around. Comfort of the paying customers is paramount. How would you feel sitting in an Airbus and getting your cookies tossed around because the Pilot was trying to make up some speed on the ground and couldn't care about your comfort? I don't think so. Remember, the Pilot is responsible for everyone's safety and their comfort. Something that's going to bounce you to the ceiling in a only going to be a hiccup in an Airbus. |
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Taxi speed
On Mar 5, 12:15 pm, B A R R Y wrote:
Hilton wrote: Hi, What is the normal and maximum taxi speed (in knots) for an RJ, 737, and 747 in normal operations? As an airline passenger, I typically see ~ 15 MPH (~ 12.5 knots) on my handheld GPS, with the occasional 20 MPH leg on a long, straight taxiway. In my Spam can, the GPS groundspeed typically shows ~ 10-12 knots on the high end. I had a roommate that worked for UPS at OAK. For a while, when there was a lot of traffic, Southwest would occassionaly land at north field and taxi to the passenger terminal side of the airport. He said that there were a couple of times they followed those 737s in ramp vehicles and they couldn't keep up at 40 MPH. |
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