  Taxi Maneuver
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W
I
N
D
D
I
R
E
C
T
I
O
N
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Tricycle
Gear
W/Hold
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Tail
Dragger
W/Hold
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Tail
Dragger
No Hold
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Upwind Taxi Back
(&)
Turn 120' & Hold
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W
I
N
D
D
I
R
E
C
T
I
O
N
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(a)
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(b)
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(d)
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(c)
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- Straight taxi out and back typically includes a braked stop before turning onto runway.
- Tail dragger with brakes stops prior to takeoff after using rudder to move nose (l) & (r) during taxi to permit ease of forward view.
- Taxi out with 120' turn back into the wind and hold prior to turning onto runway and run-up for takeoff. When landing, after turn onto taxiway aircraft makes a straight taxi back in opposite direction of taxi-out.
- Tail dragger without brakes may or may not stop prior to takeoff after using rudder to move nose (l) & (r) permitting pilot forward view during taxi. Typically, pilot slows, or may slow to a stop, to look for traffic prior to moving onto runway.
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Faults:
- Failure to stop if prototype aircraft has brakes.
- Failure to move tail dragger (l)
& (r) during taxi-out & taxi-back.
- Failing to taxi-back if taxi-out maneuver was performed.
- Taxi speed greater than prototypical to type aircraft.
- Entering taxi at too
high a speed or too
quickly after landing.
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