There is a file which makes the AI taxi at any desired rate. As for your problem, I am not familiar with any utility desgined to do this. FS AI isn't exactly intelligent. The things don't even use reversers.
Cheers,
Ashar

Me neither. Most of the time it takes them ages to leave the runway after they landed.

Crash

Thanks to those that replied to my query.

To John Baymore, yes I tried altering the brake effectivness but it made no difference. I don't know how far your planes go down the r/w before starting taxi-in,mine go about a 3rd of the way.
I'm wondering about the reverse thrust,I think I'll give that a try next.

Thanks
Alan

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There's an awful lot of uninformed and unjustified criticism about AI and the above is an example. They DO use reversers - if they are available.





This is Mike Stone's Airbus as AI

I have adjusted almost everything to do with AI at some time or another. I've got many different types of aircraft and helis flying (single and twin rotor) from land and carrier decks and I'm pretty sure if you can get aircraft to stop on very short runways as I did for someone (sorry - forget their username name) you can do it the other way round.

IMO AI is one of the BEST features of FS2004 (and FS2002 before it). It adds immeasurably to the realism and enjoyment of FS and like the above, most of the criticism is totally unjustified from people who have not taken the trouble to find out what is and what isn't. Like most good things about this sim - whether it's aircraft and scenery design, even just tweaking FDEs, getting results takes time and effort. Most people aren't prepared to put that in.

Sorry Woozy it's not aimed personally at you, but your sort of comment gets passed on and picked up by newcomers.

Can't say as I've notice the problem myself and I have spent a lot of time watching AI land because of the amount of work I've done with it. Then again, I have very few default aircraft working as AI - no heavies except for some BA 747 repaints I did using the default, only the default GA planes.

My heavies are mainly PAI - and I had a problem getting a PAI Airbus to actually stop in time in my EGBX STOLport.

To start looking at a problem like this you have to use some general aerodynamic principles.

1 - The plane is probably approaching too slowly if it pulls up very quickly. How do you reduce airspeed on approach   you've got it - so try reducing the flap lift

2 - It's being retarded too quickly - try reducing the flap drag because remember that AI planes always use full flap. Also try reducing the spoiler drag.

3 - You might also want to look at the drag figures

It's always a good idea to start with an FDE from a similar default aircraft when making these kinds of changes. One little secret I'll pass on is - play with the autopilot and flight dynamics section in the air file. Try swapping them around into other aircraft. You'll be amazed at how differently aircraft perform with different bits in their air files. And remember - this is an art not a science. Don't be tempted into thinking that MS have simulated REAL flying models. They haven't. Plugging 'real' numbers in WILL NOT give you real results no matter what people like POSKY try to tell you  

There's no way that ALL AI aircraft are coming to a dead stop - least not in my experience. When I get some more time I'll look a bit more but watching my AI Concordes, DC3s, AN124s, Airbuses, Mustangs, Trislanders, Cessna 310s, Navajos etc etc let alone helis like my Huey (that does because it has skids), Hawks, Westland Whirlwinds, Merlins, S61s, Pavelows, Eurocopter AS332s, CH46s and 47s etc is one of my big pleasures in the sim. And it actually took me ages to get my Hawkeye, A6, Tomcat, Phantoms, F14, F16, F18, Cutlass etc to stop really short on carriers the way I wanted them to.

Of course it isn't - these aren't real pilots you know 

The way the AI seems to work is that it has to come to a dead stop before take off. If you put in too much engine power and the braking can't stop it, the aircraft (helis included) just creep down the runway and never take off.

Also, AI cannot turn off the runway after landing until speed has been reduced to the normal taxi speed. Some, but not all aircraft in my experience, come to a stop and then restart. It will pass all the turn offs until its speed is sufficiently reduced and will then take the next one however near or far that is. It won't turn round and go back to turnoff it has just passed. And it won't speed up especially either the way a real pilot would - it just carries on taxying along the runway at the normal taxi speed.

No, they are instructed by Tower to contact Ground as soon as they turn off the runway. They come to a complete halt to do that but they are clear of the runway and will not cause a go-around.