Taxing on a dime

[fras444]

Just wondering if there is a tip to taxing those tight bends such as those now updated horizontal parking that you see at majority of airports around NZ or are they just alittle too tight and all of you are consigned to crossing the yellow line or park of line to the line etc

[Ian Warren]

Getting into those spots, quite handy to have rudder pedals with differential toe brakes - both CH and Saitek products this can be done.

[AlisterC]

You can set up differential braking in your key assignments if you don't have differential braking via a set of rudder pedals.

[jpreou]

...and some big jets use tiller steering don't they?
I'm a GA man myself, so have no problem in tight spaces ... just following lines in general! :-)

[Ian Warren]

All the big jets and most all have tillers, diff toe brakes is best option as a tiller for the simulator.

[dbcunnz]

The default keys for differential braking are numeric keypad * port and - starboard

[cowpatz]

Are you looking for tips on how to judge when to turn or how to turn as posted in the posts above?
For airliners the centreline should appear to track "on the inside of your inboard leg" (Not sitting out to one side) in order to keep the nose wheel tracking along a straight centreline.
For a tight turn onto a gate, with only a straight line to it and no curved lead in line, then when the line is abeam your shoulder commence your turn. Curved lead in lines can also be "lead with the shoulder" (keep your shoulder on the line). Of course in flt sim you will have to approximate this.

[fras444]

Thanks heaps for the quick replies. I have been camping out on the freeware Dash 8-300 with airnz livery, I have been doing proper domestic IFR flights to all the airnz operated airports in the north island then the south island.... once I get paid next week and can afford the south island yip realising the 2500 return ticket would be the cheapest option once FSX is done with me
But back to the question yeah its those airports such as Rotorua and Tauranga, with the parking gates running parallel with the terminal and turning around on the turning bays of the runway endings, thats where my joystick is almost twisted right off as I end up running over the grass or winging into the terminal, I think its probably just an average add on aircraft with a bad steering lock, or was wondering if its actually more full on in the real world to turn a aircraft in tight spots... like applying more throttle to the one engine to get the nose to spin around or like you guys have mentioned are peddles the way to go or is there a magic speed..

[Lindstrim]

With ROT and TRG I think the runways are not the same width as in real life.

In some aircraft that I fly I use the centerline to near the end then turn towards one side of the runway then a 180 turn to the runway direction. Admitting I do use differential thrust/beta on the engines, brakes too, and have a very small turn radius.

[Fozzer]

I find that it can be extremely taxing when taxiing in tight places!

(As the Bishop said to the Actress).

Paul....Hailing a Taxi... ...!

[Splitpin]

QUOTE (Fozzer @ Sep 21 2014,8:45 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I find that it can be extremely taxing when taxiing in tight places!

(As the Bishop said to the Actress).

Paul....Hailing a Taxi... ...!

On your bike old chap ...... and quick .

[emfrat]

QUOTE (Fozzer @ Sep 21 2014,6:45 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I find that it can be extremely taxing when taxiing in tight places

It's easier when you are taxying on a taxiway.
A few years back, I read an article (? on Flightsim.com?) by a simmer who was also a RW airline pilot. I remember two things he said...First, he always taxied, and took off, slightly to the right of the centre line because the noise of the nose gear hitting the centreline lights was annoying. Second was to keep the yellow line coming through the windscreen at the same point on the glareshield / coaming. He mentioned this because in one type he flew, the nosegear was about 30ft behind the pilot, and this guaranted that the nose finished up on the correct side of the jetway.
Made sense to me, but then I am not a RW pilot