Actually, let me elaborate on my previous post for the benefit of the non ATR types...
There is no nose wheel control via the rudder pedals, she's tiller only, and there is no tiller on the F/o's side.
So in a x/wind scenario with CM1 as the pilot flying
- t/off roll starts with CM1 on the tiller and CM2 using aileron in an attempt to maintain wings level, or perhaps some aileron into wind in anticipation
- through 70 kts or thereabouts, there is a control handover whereby the CM1 comes of the tiller, takes aileron control, and maintains directional control with rudder only.
- the same in reverse order would occur on landing.
Its this aileron handover that has to be well drilled/briefed, because it can get a tad ugly if momentarily there is nobody on the ailerons and they neutralise, she can tend to lift a wing easily. For this reason I sometimes felt it was better to have the F/o as pilot flying in a good crosswind - if he was up to it!!!
I envied the PW 150's on the Dash 8-400. ATR also suffers for the lack of an APU. Otherwise, a great aeroplane, if not a tad ugly!
Last edited by Dixons Cider; 18th October 2006 at 13:23.