Short Final...

Short Final…

Editorial Staff

Sunday, February 12, 2006 at 12:00 AM ET

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Key Takeaways:

A Flightstar pilot, after a very short landing, was instructed by the Tower to expedite while taxiing past a waiting Air Asia 737.
The Flightstar pilot accelerated their taxi, reaching approximately 15 knots on the ground.
The Air Asia pilot humorously commented that if the Flightstar went any faster, it would be flying again, highlighting the small aircraft's low flying speed relative to its taxi speed.

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High-speed taxi … or low-speed takeoff.

I landed in the first 150 feet of a runway in a Flightstar (Vx = 40 KIAS) and was taxiing past the main taxiway where an Air Asia 737 was waiting…

Tower: 9M-EAU please expedite.

Me: Wilco, 9M-EAU. […while acclerating to about 15 knots on the ground.]

Air Asia Pilot: We can wait, sir. If he goes any faster he’ll be flying again.