<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by remedy:
...and at DTW, why does the aircraft go FORWARD before it backs out? I am always afraid that it will plow into the terminal!</font>
To put the engines into reverse, they have to release the brakes first. Thus, the aircraft goes forward in idle until the reverses kick in (takes a second or two).