reverserunlocked
5th Jan 2012, 17:55
So the wife's been at work all day and I'm off, so I've had a little play around on Flight Sim mostly because it's a cheap aeroplane fix until I can finish my PPL. I landed at Menorca and notice that like many Spanish island airports they have stands that you taxi into and make a sharp turn to the final parking position. The OCD part of me wonders how in real life you park at these bays.
Here are some pics to show you:
http://img716.imageshack.us/img716/1989/fsscr001z.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/716/fsscr001z.jpg/)
So the stand is 04, do you make the turn on the arrow or before?
http://img43.imageshack.us/img43/3579/fsscr002g.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/43/fsscr002g.jpg/)
Then you get to the second arrow, again do you stay inside the yellow line on the turn?
http://img269.imageshack.us/img269/7591/fsscr003s.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/269/fsscr003s.jpg/)
In the sim the Marshaller stands at the final parking position. In real life does he help you with the initial turn in and manoeuvring?
http://img683.imageshack.us/img683/6235/fsscr007i.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/683/fsscr007i.jpg/)
Not the straightest...
http://img641.imageshack.us/img641/8314/fsscr010f.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/641/fsscr010f.jpg/)
Oh dear.
http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/75/fsscr013.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/201/fsscr013.jpg/)
I only have a single thrust lever in the sim - would you use some asymmetrical thrust from one engine to make the turn or is down to the tiller only or a combination of both?
Just wondering.
Ta
RU
Here are some pics to show you:
http://img716.imageshack.us/img716/1989/fsscr001z.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/716/fsscr001z.jpg/)
So the stand is 04, do you make the turn on the arrow or before?
http://img43.imageshack.us/img43/3579/fsscr002g.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/43/fsscr002g.jpg/)
Then you get to the second arrow, again do you stay inside the yellow line on the turn?
http://img269.imageshack.us/img269/7591/fsscr003s.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/269/fsscr003s.jpg/)
In the sim the Marshaller stands at the final parking position. In real life does he help you with the initial turn in and manoeuvring?
http://img683.imageshack.us/img683/6235/fsscr007i.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/683/fsscr007i.jpg/)
Not the straightest...
http://img641.imageshack.us/img641/8314/fsscr010f.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/641/fsscr010f.jpg/)
Oh dear.
http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/75/fsscr013.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/201/fsscr013.jpg/)
I only have a single thrust lever in the sim - would you use some asymmetrical thrust from one engine to make the turn or is down to the tiller only or a combination of both?
Just wondering.
Ta
RU