Steering on the taxiway

"Dudley Henriques" wrote in
:

I've read your exchanges with him. I'd say you simply went out of your
way to be reasonable and kind to someone you sensed might just have a
chance to join and belong to the group if only someone could turn him
around. Being a nice person is an attribute, not a detriment. I would
classify your effort as an exact definition of patience.
Dudley Henriques

I appreciate the compliment. As well as your timely alert to prevent me from
continuing what was sure to be a long and non-productive path...

As you said, I think that if he were somehow able to get past whatever is
stopping him from actually flying (and I think it's more than just money), he
might have been a well-received, contributing member of the group. He would
also have to put away some of his arrogance, but I suspect that also stems
from whatever handicap is preventing him from flying...

A Lieberma wrote in
. 18:

Yep, can fully relate Judah! Been there done it myself...... Took his
bait, hook line and sinker for a bit.

Still takes some serious self control for me not to respond to some of the
silly stuff, but I think if we band together with the "sounds of silence",
our message will come out loud and clear in the long run.

Allen

I sure hope so...

"Morgans" wrote in
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I think I'm on the same page of the playbook with you. I may have
showed my a** a little, but if it sped up the process, I'll think it was
well worth it.

A little?

I do think the tide has turned, too.

I hope so.

Time will tell...

It sure looks like it, with a few people blocked, but I hope that they
really have stopped, too. I already took one person out, after I saw a
post saying he had passed the limit. Thanks, Ron.

Yeah, Ron wised up quicker than I expected him to based on one of his posts
from earlier in the weekend. I think we opened Cirrus' eyes too. We'll see
how long Doug takes. I don't think there are many left. And maybe they will
heed Allen's advice and move it over to the sim forums...

Recently, Mxsmanic posted:

Neil Gould writes:

You like a person who talks a good game, because that person is much
like yourself.

I like a person who knows what he is talking about. And as I've said,
I'd also want to see him fly.

From your comments, below, it's clear that you *don't* want "to see him
fly".

You think that you can determine how he flys by watching from
the ground ...

I didn't say that, although I was pretty sure you'd infer it.

If you use the word "fly" in a piloting group, it does have certain
implications from which one can infer.

I meant watching him fly in a full-motion simulator, so that I can
observe his piloting skills safely before trusting him to fly me
around for real.

Unfortunately, this isn't one of the implications of the word "fly" in a
piloting group. It's also an equally unreliable point of reference, though
I can see it now; two "toy pilots" in a real plane... scary thought.

Neil

Mxsmanic wrote:

Newps writes:


You have no way of making that determination.


There are reliable indicators, even in written messages. I also have
known standards against which to compare them.


You have nothing of the sort and prove it day in and day out.

Mxsmanic wrote:
Is it better to use just the rudder or differential braking to turn on
taxiways? I understand that steering mechanisms vary considerably
from one aircraft to another, but I'm still curious. In this case,
I'm wondering about a Baron 58, the aircraft I fly in my sim (most of
the time).

You use the brakes to stop. Using brakes to stear in most aircraft is a
bad habit, something we CFIs are always watching for when flying with
students.

I note when taxiing that the aircraft seems to oversteer, especially
as speed increases. That is, I'll move the rudder to straighten out
on the centerline of the taxiway, but the aircraft still continues to
drift slightly in the turn and overshoots the centerline. Is this the
way the real aircraft works?

Its also hard to ride a bike w/o falling down. Once you get it you're
fine. Most nosewheel planes aren't very difficult but your issues may
be fundamental. This is usually stuff we are able to get worked out by
the second lesson with a student (unless its a tailwheel). I would also
bet that you're taxiing with too much power, most students do that too.

-Robert, CFII

Robert,

Using brakes to stear in most aircraft is a
bad habit,


That "most" is changing rapidly, at least with regard to new aircraft.

--
Thomas Borchert (EDDH)

"A Lieberma" wrote in message
. 18...
Judah wrote in
:

I agree. I think the process has already started. But perhaps you
misjudge my patience, because it was a lack of patience on my part
that drove me to respond to some of his more recent posts and try
accelerate the process...

Yep, can fully relate Judah! Been there done it myself...... Took his
bait, hook line and sinker for a bit.

Still takes some serious self control for me not to respond to some of the
silly stuff, but I think if we band together with the "sounds of silence",
our message will come out loud and clear in the long run.

Allen


It is difficult, but that makes success all the more rewarding.

Peter