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Old 5th Sep 2010, 21:07
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serf Is it Air Taxy now rather than Hover Taxy?
I was always taught that "air taxi" was higher and faster than "hover taxi." One might "hover taxi" out of the line, but when cleared direct across a large swatch of airfield, you'd "air taxi."

Also mixed in with this debate is the fact that most wheeled helos are larger aircraft than skid helos. More weight being held up means more lifties blowing down.

As a driver of a particularly windy rotorcraft, I'll always ground taxi when it's sensible.
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