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Old Aug 31, 2006 | 4:27 pm
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Originally Posted by WHBM
If you take Scot Airways (Dornier 328 turboprop) from Edinburgh to London City they will usually reverse back from the terminal at Edinburgh under their own power. It's so unusual to then change instantly from reverse to taxying forward.
I think QX uses reverse thrust on its DH8s at SEA to push back too (if it's too tight to just wheel around).
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