useing thrusters at the gate

[bombardier]

hello to all:

ok, I'm at karachi pakistan gate got the passengers loaded and leaving the gate turned on thursters and nothing happens and (yes the parking brake is off). it happens to alot on all my 380 planes is there a way to turn on thursters at the gate "yes" to get the plane to back up. all my other planes the 330's,350's,340's,777's,787's are fine with working thursters at the gate.

bombardier

[bretched]

why not just use "push back"??? I have never used thrusters for leaving gate.

[Jetranger]

The Air Marshall advises a better procedure

Try hitting the SHIFT and P keys on your Keyboard to make little big airplane go backwards / back up

SHIFT P again to stop little Big Airplane from backing up


Air Marshall advises READ the Commands list for a list of commands to make airplane do things !!


Keyboard commands LINK : http://snomhf.exofire.net/data/FSX_KeyboardCommands.jpg

[blackgranada77]

Having worked for Eastern Airlines at KPBI and KMCI we used reverse thrust on all DC-9 and 727 aircraft if it was approved by FAA for that gate. We called it powerback. We did not use it on any aircraft with wing mounted engines due to FOD plus it would knock you backwards on your butt! I do use reverse thrusters for my 727 and DC-9 Eastern aircraft at most domestic airports just to add a bit of realism. I don't know if other airlines ever used this procedure. It was used to get rid of the mechanics having to push back the aircraft from the gate thus saving money by laying off employees. Just a bit of Eastern history. Thanks. D. Alley. P.S. The shift+p works just fine too.

[garymbuska]

I worked at KJAX Jacksonville, Florida for Delta. Like the post above me DC9,s MD80,s would some time power back, But the Turbo Fans that are on most of the other aircraft are just to strong to do that to. In some cases it is actually not good for the engine to be used in that manner. That along with the amount of thrust It would blow out the windows at the gate and you with them.
The B737 series that Southwest uses we used to call over sized vacuum cleaners. The bottom of the engine is not that far off the ground and it will suck up anything not permanently embedded in the ground. It used to amaze me watching the engines of a B767 suck up the water off the ground while in flight idle and these engines are at least 5 feet off the ground.
Jet intakes and exhaust are nothing to play around with. Get to close and you might wind up as ground human.
I have seen a L10-11 suck a empty off container of a container carrier and it was locked in good. It wedged in the nacelle, needless to say we had to have the plane shut down the engine down and a mechanic had to examine it for damage.
I once watched a DC9 that was powering back come with in inches of going off the tarmac which would have resulted in the plane sitting on its tail with the engines running bad things could have happened. It scared the you know what out of me. That was to close for comfort.

[bombardier]

hello jetranger:

yes I do use the shift-"p" for most of my at gate back-up. I also use my command key board list.

thanks for all who anwsered to this post

bombardier