March 23, 20215 yr Author 7 hours ago, Bill Griffith said: Way back when, if I touched the yoke while taxiing my instructor would slap my hand. 😁 Bill Your kidding. Your instructor did not correct for wind conditions when taxiing??
March 23, 20215 yr Author 8 hours ago, Cristi_Neagu said: Good to know, thanks. But how do you manage speed whilst not fowling the plugs? Is 1400rpm too high? Do you ride the brakes? What keeps plugs from fouling is lean as much as possible.RPM has nothing to do with it.
March 23, 20215 yr Should RPM be reduced for taxi or is it correct to taxi with the rpm (blue) lever all the way forward? Dave Current System (Running at 4k): ASUS ROG STRIX X670E-F, Ryzen 7800X3D, RTX 5090, 55" Samsung Q80T, 64GB DDR5 6000 RAM, EVGA CLC 280mm AIO Cooler, Brunner CLS-E NG Yoke, Thrustmaster Warthog HOTAS & Stick, Thrustmaster TCA Quadrant & Add-on, VirtualFly Ruddo+, TQ6+ and Yoko+, GoFlight MCP-PRO and EFIS, Skalarki FCU and MCDU
March 23, 20215 yr Author 5 minutes ago, regis9 said: Should RPM be reduced for taxi or is it correct to taxi with the rpm (blue) lever all the way forward? RPM full forward is like low gear in a car.
March 23, 20215 yr Thanks, I like that analogy, helps explain why once airborne the RPMs are reduced. Does that apply when taxiing as well or is it usually left at full rpm for taxi? Dave Current System (Running at 4k): ASUS ROG STRIX X670E-F, Ryzen 7800X3D, RTX 5090, 55" Samsung Q80T, 64GB DDR5 6000 RAM, EVGA CLC 280mm AIO Cooler, Brunner CLS-E NG Yoke, Thrustmaster Warthog HOTAS & Stick, Thrustmaster TCA Quadrant & Add-on, VirtualFly Ruddo+, TQ6+ and Yoko+, GoFlight MCP-PRO and EFIS, Skalarki FCU and MCDU
March 23, 20215 yr Author Just now, regis9 said: Thanks, I like that analogy, helps explain why once airborne the RPMs are reduced. Does that apply when taxiing as well or is it usually left at full rpm for taxi? Full for taxi.
March 23, 20215 yr 5 hours ago, Bobsk8 said: Your kidding. Your instructor did not correct for wind conditions when taxiing?? I should have added that if it was windy out that was a different thing. Then you did use the yoke to counter the wind effects. The initial lesson was to stop the natural tendency to 'steer' the plane with the yoke. 😊 Bill Bill N7IBG
March 23, 20215 yr Author I checked the RPM in the Arrow tonight while taxiing. With 1000-1100 RPM the taxi speed was around 15 knot which is actually a bit fast for some FAA examiners in an aircraft like the Arrow. At 1400 rpm, I felt like you could almost reach flying speed. When I was taxiing at times I would bring the idle to around 800 rpm, which is the idle speed after the last update, to keep speed under control and not have to wear out the brakes.
March 23, 20215 yr I posted this in the preview thread as well, but since this is about problems with this version in particular it made sense to put it here, too. If anyone's been hesitant to make the change suggested to fix the whiskey compass, or just doesn't want the hassle, I've created a tiny little mod that does it for you. It's right here, just drag and drop into Community.
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