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Old 8th Sep 2006, 17:44
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The fine art of....Taxying?

I have recently taken up flight training at Stapleford in Essex, and what can I say? Fantastic experience and looking forward to progressing!

Anyway, at this early stage in my training, I'm having some difficulty with taxying the aircraft (Cessna 152) and I do exacly as my instructor tells me to do by turning ailerons into winds, keeping the propeller clear of the rough grassy ground, and generally try not to use excessive power when moving near people.

But through all this, I do understand that there is a slight delay on pushing the rudders and the final movement of the nose of the plane, but I still can't keep the aircraft straight! Is there any technique(s) that helps keep this aircraft on the yellow line? Or is it simply that is comes with practice (as my instructor insisted whilst gripping very tightly to the dashboard...)?

Many thanks in advance to your help.
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