Taxi Winds
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Taxi Winds
Another Q
In the real world, during taxi with a crosswind....does it affect the airplane?
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Ben Alexander-Brown
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In the real world, during taxi with a crosswind....does it affect the airplane?
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Ben Alexander-Brown
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In short, Yes.
A/c have a natural tendency to 'weathercock' into the wind. Side/cross winds can lift one wing sufficiently to tip a light single over. Cross winds during a taxi can be so strong as to render conditions unflyable because you can't get to the runway safely
'Banking' into the cross wind during the taxi will help prevent the upwind wing from lifting. Similarly, if the wind is a quartering tailwind, pushing the column as if to dive away from the wind will keep the tail down also.
Any help?
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[This message has been edited by Code Blue (edited 05 February 2001).]
A/c have a natural tendency to 'weathercock' into the wind. Side/cross winds can lift one wing sufficiently to tip a light single over. Cross winds during a taxi can be so strong as to render conditions unflyable because you can't get to the runway safely
'Banking' into the cross wind during the taxi will help prevent the upwind wing from lifting. Similarly, if the wind is a quartering tailwind, pushing the column as if to dive away from the wind will keep the tail down also.
Any help?
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[This message has been edited by Code Blue (edited 05 February 2001).]
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I fly a light taildragger (cessna 140) The other day I was taxiing out to the runway. Winds were 25knots and the taxiway was covered in ice. It took 15 minutes to finally get on the runway, I kept blowing into the wind. Proper use of aileron and rudder definately made a huge difference.
When I started flying in piper warriors I wondered the same thing, If you get the chance to taxi a light tailwheel airplane you'll really start to notice a big difference, that experience has really improved my taxiing habits in all airplanes.
When I started flying in piper warriors I wondered the same thing, If you get the chance to taxi a light tailwheel airplane you'll really start to notice a big difference, that experience has really improved my taxiing habits in all airplanes.
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I mean....I fly on Flight Simulator 2000 and when I'm taxxing, the wind blows the aircraft of the centre line.
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Ben Alexander-Brown
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Ben Alexander-Brown
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Ba:
As an experiment try setting up with diffent surface winds perpendicular to the r/way you're using. Try taxying with a smaller a/c. FS 2000 has a range of sizes. You'll also notice the light singles will tend to turn with throttle application even if the winds are set to zero - that's 'real' too.
Have fun
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As an experiment try setting up with diffent surface winds perpendicular to the r/way you're using. Try taxying with a smaller a/c. FS 2000 has a range of sizes. You'll also notice the light singles will tend to turn with throttle application even if the winds are set to zero - that's 'real' too.
Have fun
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