Ask The Pilot

[Captain Halliday]

Is there a speed limit for taxiing?

If the limit is different at different airports, do you know what it is for SYD?

How, if at all, are these limits enforced?

 

[AviatorInsight]

Is there a speed limit for taxiing?

If the limit is different at different airports, do you know what it is for SYD?

How, if at all, are these limits enforced?

30kts. Everywhere. Enforced by the airline through the Flight Data Analysis Program. Some airlines will call it different things but basically it monitors certain flight parameters.

Taxi speed, rotation rates, any TCAS/Windshear events, Flap over speeds, etc. If an event has been triggered it’ll flag it in the system.

 

[jb747]

Adding to AV, there was a limit of 15 knots in parts of Dubai, and there were actually people there with radar guns. Never got a ticket. It’s also 20 knots over the bridge at Changi.