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Jun 21^st, 2004 at 4:44am

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Hi guys. I wanna say THANKS ! to all the people that helped me on the A.I question the airports are full of A.I. Yesterday I was in a queue for the runway for 20 minutes !

Anyways about Taxiing are there any tips in about Taxiing in the 747. its so easy to taxi with the 777 because the have those lights that move with the front wheels

any help will be GREAT!

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Reply #1 - Jun 21^st, 2004 at 6:15am

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Only tip with the Jumbo, PRACTICE Wink

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Reply #2 - Jun 21^st, 2004 at 6:27am

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When taxiing in a 747, the turn center is just outboard and aft of the #2 engine. So just remeber to make wide turns like you where driving a 5-story tall simi-truck. If you want, use the external spot view when taxiing, and take the turns slow.

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Reply #3 - Jun 22^nd, 2004 at 2:42am

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taxiing tip from fs2000 manual: (i love them printed manuals Grin

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this is actually about the 777 (there was no 747 back then) but it's a good tip for most big airliners

"one real-world pilot's technique for taxiing nto a runway with the 777 is to taxi towards the opposite side of the runway untill your his is over the grass on the far side, then he turns the tiller (nosegear steering) hard so that the nose comes around to the runway centerline"

on the 747 you shouldn't go so far towards the opposite side of the runway, since the 747's cockpit sits just above the nose gear, but this shoud give you a good idea of how big and long planes behave on the ground Wink

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Reply #4 - Jun 22^nd, 2004 at 4:55pm

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this is actually about the 777 (there was no 747 back then)

What? The 747 has been in the air since 1969 whereas the 777 has only been flying since the early 90s.

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Reply #5 - Jun 22^nd, 2004 at 5:14pm

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i think he meant in the game scott Roll Eyes

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Reply #6 - Jun 22^nd, 2004 at 5:20pm

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Maybe so, but I was flying 747s and 777s in FS98. They're hardly new with FS2K.

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Reply #7 - Jun 22^nd, 2004 at 6:24pm

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What? The 747 has been in the air since 1969 whereas the 777 has only been flying since the early 90s.

What he means is the 747 wasn't included in FS2000. It was first introduced in FS in FS2002. I think it's kinda crazy because the 747 was Boeing's biggest success.

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Reply #8 - Jun 22^nd, 2004 at 6:26pm