Taxing

[Brown]

Does anyone know the maximum taxi speed allowed for a 737 and 747 ?

[jknight8907]

Vr minus 5  ;D

[Rocket_Bird]

Personally I don't know  ;D  I normally wouldnt drive em more than 40-50 knots though

[Fox_Molder]

have a look a this, a very well explained site

http://www.homepages.mcb.net/bones/04fs/MP/ATC1.htm

he propose 15nm taxi and he as a very good reason for such a low speed. it is lenghty but worth reading.

[gavinprice02]

I'm sure it's between 20-25KIAS depending on the airport, thats normally what I'll taxi at. and 10-15KIAS for corners

[beefhole]

20 max safe, 30 max anytime.  ALL aircraft.  These are only for straight sections of the taxiway, for turns 90 degrees you should slow to 8-12 kts.

[Brown]

Thanks , I check the site out .

[JerryO]

On the B-757 it

[Brown]

I think ill start taxing at about 15 that would be good also it would keep the brakes from catching on fire and buring all of the tires rubber .

[JerryO]

Try 12 knots first, and avoid using the brakes. That

[beefhole]

And if you must use the brakes, avoid riding them.  If you're at 25 kts and want to slow to 15, hold the brakes until you're at 15 kts, as opposed to pumping them which causes stress on the braking system.

[forfun]

lol, i cheat when taxiing, i put it on autothrottle.  ;)

[Brown]

I seen a article once that said avoid using throttle changes . Also I was wondering on takeoffs do you get N1 to 70% then release the brakes or 93% Then release I like using 70 it keep engine oil temp down but uses a lot more runway .

[beefhole]

***from what I've heard*** it depends.

[Rocket_Bird]

It does cause some stress on the brakes I believe, not so much wear, in most cases its no biggie (well depending on how you do it naturally).