Depends on the aircraft but in most cases yes it is.
When I was in the USAF I worked on C-5s, C-141s, C-17s, and also helped to guid KC-10s, KC-135s and C-130s, 747s and DC-8s ect into parking...
A Cessna 172 would probably be okay to stop in a turn,
However a larger aircraft such as a C-5 or 747 it would be a bad idea. Espessly the C-5.
This is because it puts enourmous stresses on the landing gear. If you look at the boogie, or the gear structure, you see its got wheels in front of
