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Old 9th Nov 2019, 02:54
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It is common at Port Moresby to see the Fokker 100 and 70's taxi with one reverser deployed at idle thrust to control taxi speed, especially with a tail wind.
Qantas Dash 8-400 crews quite often shutdown the left hand engine at Port Moresby mid way on the taxi to tarmac, to avoid riding the brakes

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