How do you taxi in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024?

To taxi in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024, release the parking brake, add only enough power to start rolling, then steer with rudder or nose-wheel steering and control speed with the wheel brakes. Follow ATC’s taxi route, slow before turns, and stop at every assigned hold-short line.

Which controls are used for taxiing in MSFS 2024?

Taxiing requires separate controls for power, steering and braking; the parking brake is only for holding the aircraft stationary. Check these functions in the Controls settings before leaving the stand:

• Throttle: use a small increase above idle to overcome initial resistance, then reduce it as the aircraft starts moving.
• Rudder or nose-wheel steering: the rudder axis steers most default light aircraft on the ground. Some airliners and detailed add-ons also provide a separate tiller or nose-wheel steering axis.
• Wheel brakes: use a brake button, trigger or toe-brake axes to slow and stop. Separate left and right brakes can tighten a turn.
• Parking brake: release it before moving and set it after parking. Do not repeatedly use it as the normal service brake.

The handling principle is the same on PC, Xbox Series X|S and PS5, but the assigned buttons depend on the active controller profile. Xbox pilots can check our reference for the standard Xbox control assignments. On any platform, search the Controls settings for rudder, brakes, parking brake and nose-wheel steering rather than assuming a particular button is assigned.

How do you taxi from a parking stand?

Use this sequence to move safely from a stand to the assigned runway in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024.

1. Check the controls. Centre the rudder or tiller, set the parking brake and confirm that no brake axis is showing an unwanted input.
2. Push back if required. Do not try to power forwards from a nose-in gate. Use the tug and follow the correct pushback and tug-disconnection procedure.
3. Obtain a taxi route. At a controlled airport, contact Ground through the ATC interface and note every taxiway and hold-short instruction. Our guide to requesting and reading back taxi clearance covers that exchange separately.
4. Check the area. Look left and right for aircraft, vehicles and nearby obstacles before releasing the parking brake.
5. Start moving gently. Apply a small amount of power. Once the aircraft rolls, reduce the throttle towards idle rather than allowing it to accelerate continuously.
6. Test the brakes. Apply light wheel braking after moving a short distance. Stop immediately if the brakes or steering do not respond correctly.
7. Follow the centreline. Make small steering inputs and look well ahead. Rapid full-deflection inputs cause weaving and make overcorrection worse.
8. Slow before turning. Reduce power first, brake in a straight line where possible, then turn. Add differential braking only if the aircraft needs it.
9. Hold short when instructed. Stop before the runway holding-position marking and do not cross until ATC clears you to enter or cross the runway.

How fast should you taxi in MSFS 2024?

A practical target is no more than roughly 15–20 knots on a long, clear straight taxiway and about 5–10 knots through tighter turns, unless the aircraft’s procedures specify a lower limit. Busy aprons and congested stands may require little more than walking pace.

These are guidelines, not universal limits. A heavy jet has considerable momentum and needs earlier braking, while a light trainer responds much more quickly. Reduce thrust before braking; riding the brakes against continuous engine power makes speed control harder and may cause brake heating in aircraft that model it.

How do you follow the correct taxi route?

Follow ATC’s named taxiways, yellow centreline markings and airport signs, stopping before every assigned runway holding point. A typical instruction might send you to a runway via two or three lettered taxiways and then require you to hold short.

The runway holding-position marking has two solid and two dashed yellow lines. When approaching from the solid-line side, stop before the solid lines unless you have clearance to cross or enter that runway.

If airport signs are difficult to read, MSFS 2024 can display a blue visual route on the ground. Our instructions for enabling the Taxi Ribbon in the assistance settings show where to find it. Treat the ribbon as training guidance, not permission to cross a runway; ATC clearance and visible traffic still take priority.

At some airports, scenery data, ATC routing and painted markings may disagree. Stop, check the airport map or EFB and request the route again rather than blindly following a ribbon onto an active runway.

Do airliners need a separate tiller?

Many airliners turn more accurately with a tiller or dedicated nose-wheel steering axis, while most light aircraft can taxi through the normal rudder input. Detailed airliners may give the rudder pedals only limited nose-wheel authority, making tight turns difficult without the tiller.

Large aircraft also turn differently because the cockpit sits ahead of the nose wheel. The pilot’s seat may pass the start of a corner before the nose wheel reaches it, so turning too early cuts across the inside edge. Keep the aircraft centreline—not the left-hand pilot’s seat—aligned with the painted line.

Taildraggers have no nose wheel. They use a steerable or free-castoring tailwheel, rudder, differential braking and sometimes small S-turns to see ahead over the nose.

Why will the aircraft not taxi or turn?

Most taxi problems come from an active brake, an incorrect axis assignment or using rudder input on an aircraft that expects separate nose-wheel steering.