Taxiing

Question 1

When taxing greater than”x” ft or “x” metres at high gross weights what is max taxi speed?

Answer 1

20knots

Do not continuously and lightly put on brakes

Question 2

If taxiing on a slippery surface what can you use to maintain control?

What does this do to your Vspeeds and Programmed Thrust?

Answer 2

Use idle reverse

Rests the vspeeds and sets full TO thrust in FMC

Question 3

For turns greater than 30 deg what speed must you use?

Answer 3

10 knots

Question 4

How far forward does the pilot sit in front of the nose gear?

How far in front of the main gear?

Answer 4

7 feet

96 ft (a third of a football field)

Question 5

When turning 90 degrees or more, when should you start your turn?

How should you continue the turn?

Answer 5

When the taxiway is at the aft edge of the middle side window.

Max tiller, then reduce the tiler to maintain the nose wheel outside the centreline

Question 6

How do you enter from a wide runway or taxiway onto a narrow taxiway?

When going on a narrow taxiway what consideration should you watch for?

Answer 6

Swing wide before starting your turn to allow the inside mains clearance during the turn.

FOD in the unpaved areas.

Question 7

With turns onto certain narrow taxiways or where obstacles are unknown, what should you do?

Answer 7

Call for Marshallers or get towed in

Question 8

When doing a 180, who should you call to assist you?

What considerations must you think about?

Answer 8

Ground crew

Make sure they are in a safe area from blast and you should think of buildings that will be blasted.

Question 9

Where is a good idea lace to reference where your left wing gear are?

For the right wing gear?

Answer 9

The lower outboard corner of the pilots FORWARD WINDOW.

The FOWARD INBOARD CORNER of the FO’s window.