Hi all
Could someone please verify this.
I was told that pulling the prop lever to feather while taxiing (of course am talking about a twin turbo-prop, say a PT6), the aircraft will actually slow down ie.not applying any brakes etc. Now I have always tried to taxi using beta if necessary to control aircraft speed on the tarmac, but have noticed that even after landing, a few pilots tend to feather the engines in order to slow it down...that is with the throttles already at idle.
Now...with the aircraft having forward speed (that is while taxiing), wouldnt feathering the props reduce drag and while in full fine be creating more drag???
In other words...wouldnt the pilot be just increasing the forward speed (if only slight) if he/she feathers the props after landing???!!
