Originally Posted by
paxhauler85
We're your brakes and pedals inop? I've flown many an airplane with inop/MEL'd nose steering. Makes the 90 degree turns interesting, but other than that, its easy.
I sympathize with the SWA guys on this one. I've got better things to do that waste time on taxiways. I don't do 40 knots, but I damn sure don't do 10. I'm sure the SWA guys, like myself, would like to finish up the trip as quickly as possible and head to the hotel/home.
Brakes worked, that's how we got stopped. Pedals had no control of the nose wheel, (Electric Jet). Big difference between an inoped system, and a system that fails while you are using it. Recognition time being one of them.
I'm not talking about anyone airline here. For me, excessive taxi speed comprises safety and comfort. The time saved at 30kts, as opposed to 15kts, on a one mile taxi is what? Two minutes?
Not worth it to me. But, that's just my opinion.