Taxing

[thinman]

In FS 2002 each time you begin a flight the aircraft is sitting at the end of the runway with the engine running. So here's my question.

Is there any way to change a setting so that you can start from the terminal or aircraft parking area and taxi to the runway, then take off?

I've checked everywhere in FS2002 and can't find a way, or I've just completely overlooked it.

Bob

[NikeHerk67]

In FS 2002 each time you begin a flight the aircraft is sitting at the end of the runway with the engine running. So here's my question.

Is there any way to change a setting so that you can start from the terminal or aircraft parking area and taxi to the runway, then take off?

I've checked everywhere in FS2002 and can't find a way, or I've just completely overlooked it.

Bob

Sure several ways. Go to your favorite AP
1. World/Go to Airport.....In the lower left you'll see the "active runway" drop down. Hit the down and scroll down....you get a choice of any runway at the airport you choose and many gate, parking choices.

2. When sitting at the gate of your favorite save the flight as your default adn you'll always start at the gate.....Or in "Create a flight" the same window pops up after chooseing "Current Location."

3. Also in the flight planner when you select a departure airport you'll get the same choices at the active runway drop down.

Well, when you see it you'll know what you want. :)

[trazee]

to stretch this thread further, in taxiing, real aircraft especially widebodies uses its nose wheel to make turns, as a newbie in FS i couldnt figure out how to use the nose wheel, to taxi i use rudder control

[Tim_A]

Many aircraft have their steerable nose wheel directly coupled to the rudder pedals, so steering with the rudder is correct. Some (and I don't fly big jets, so I have no idea how many) have a separate tiller for nose wheel steering. The Aerosoft Twin Otter (the only tillered aeroplane I'm likely to fly) still steers through the rudder though. There are others, particularly with light aircraft or taildraggers, where the nose/tail wheel is just free castoring. With these, you must steer by differential braking (and possibly differential engine speeds for twins).