Gulfstream stuck in mud
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That is exactly why he put a main wheel in the dirt. On corners like that you have to take the nose wheel almost to the far edge before turning in.
A common but not really forgivable mistake.
That is exactly why he put a main wheel in the dirt. On corners like that you have to take the nose wheel almost to the far edge before turning in.
A common but not really forgivable mistake.
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That is exactly why he put a main wheel in the dirt. On corners like that you have to take the nose wheel almost to the far edge before turning in.
A common but not really forgivable mistake.
That is exactly why he put a main wheel in the dirt. On corners like that you have to take the nose wheel almost to the far edge before turning in.
A common but not really forgivable mistake.
.In truth, I do believe that the nose gear ended up on the center line more by accident than design.
By the way, I used to have occasion to operate 727s on some very worrisome narrow taxiways on relatively small airports, some I sweated blood staying on a taxiway to avoid ending up as this G-IV did. A few times I had to send the FE out to guide me through some really tight turns.
That way if I did go off the taxiway, I had someone to blame it on.
Not really, still would have been my fault.
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Excellent point on the last post. In an aircraft like this, you can just stop, go out and look at the gear and then move forward, perhaps even stop again and take an outside look again and taxi as required.
This may very well have been at night. I notice that the taxiway lights as seen at 0:20 are well outside the taxiway edge. Something to keep in mind and try to be aware of on narrow taxiways. The double yellow line is the taxiway edge, not the lights.
This may very well have been at night. I notice that the taxiway lights as seen at 0:20 are well outside the taxiway edge. Something to keep in mind and try to be aware of on narrow taxiways. The double yellow line is the taxiway edge, not the lights.
