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The pilot of a Cessna climbs out of his small plane uninjured after a giant Russian Antonov jet, in background, flipped it over with the force of its engines while both aircraft were taxiing toward the main runway Thursday at Calgary International Aiport. 044_black_eye.gif.3f644b2ef49762a47134d3ce9ca82e5d.gif 107_score_010.gif.2fa64cd6c3a0f3d769ce8a3c21d3ff90.gif

 

 

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Idle speed is enough usually for taxiing purposes. The problem is when the plane has stopped and has to get moving again. If the pilot uses a handful you would not want to be anywhere near the jet efflux area This should have been posed a while ago. Finger trouble. Thanks to the sophisticated nature of Ian's site I picked it up. nev

 

 

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Happened to a guy I instructed, way back when. Not by another aircraft but by a willy willy. He had gone flying in his Sky Dart,from the Mareeba aerodrome. He had landed and was taxiing back to the hangar when all of a sudden he found himsel

 

upside-down. He wasn`t badly hurt but the aircraft was damaged. He swore he didn`t see any sign of the willy.

 

A Cessna coming in to land almost got into trouble but managed to go around then land safely.

 

Frank.

 

 

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In my day job, we're always at pains to be aware if there are any light aircraft nearby. The thrust required to "unstick" a stationary jet and get it moving at the heavier weights can be up around 40% N1, which is a fair bit of wind to blow the way of a Cessna! As facthunter said, you rarely need more than idle thrust to keep the plane moving, except perhaps at very heavy weight on a hot day. And if you're doing your job properly you shouldn't normally need more than idle thrust going around a corner either. But even idle thrust can be a lot if your plane is tiny and the jetblast hits you sideways.

 

 

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