All you AIR dynamic gizmo tech's out there we need your help because it's a bit pathetic. After doing a flight today with GR WT of 130.8, I needed about 75% N1 to set her taxxiing, and about 45% to maintain 20kts down a straight...what's wrong with this aircraft!?Anyway we can reduce the fricton between the wheels at idle thrust? or make the ratio a bit higher so that at idle thrust, it's a bit more power effective?

It is Microsoft's fault. They hard-coded the abnormally high friction coefficient and apparently there is no easy work-around it. Tampering with engine parameters is no-no since it would compromise realism during the flight.Michael J.

What about the PSS bus though? It has its flaws admittedly but you can taxi that at idle liek the real thing and it doesn't seem to jeopardise engine performance whilst 'airborne'?

Exactly, PSS Airbus taxies at idle! If they can do it, surely us PICrs can!

It might Taxi at Idle, but check the Fuel Flow. The A320 Fuel Flow rockets when taxiing - don't know why.I also believe that this was addressed by the team around the time of the FS2K2 patch. Would result in unrealistic fuel burn both on the ground and in the air.Mark

Personally yeah I think it's annoying that we can't taxi realistically - but wouldn't you rather have an aircraft the flies perfectly like PIC, than compromise some of that for taxiing??! You spend much more time in the air than taxiing, so it really doesn't bother me that much... The PSS Airbus may taxi well, but it's got some well documented problems in flight too...