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Old 16th Mar 2011, 09:51
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Enough forward planning removes the immediate need for the them.
Even taxiing downwind, at the lowest idle that the engine is capable of, will sometimes give you a taxi speed that's too high to make the turn at the end of the taxiway.

No brakes, no way I'd fly. Or even attempt to taxi.
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