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While taxiing in a strong, gusty quartering tailwind from the LEFT REAR, the correct control position is

Choices

ailerons neutral, elevator neutral.
Neutral controls in gusty conditions risk loss of control.
✓ ailerons RIGHT (stick RIGHT, lowering the left aileron), elevator DOWN (stick forward).correct
Dive away from a quartering tailwind: the upwind (left) aileron goes DOWN — stick to the RIGHT — and the elevator goes DOWN to keep the tail from being lifted.
ailerons RIGHT, elevator UP.
Elevator UP with a tailwind invites the tail to be lifted — dangerous.
ailerons LEFT (stick LEFT), elevator UP.
Stick left raises the left aileron — the climb-into-the-wind input for a HEADWIND from the left — and elevator UP invites a tailwind to lift the tail.

Why

For a quartering TAILWIND, 'dive away from the wind': position the stick away from the wind and forward. With the wind from the LEFT REAR, the left (upwind) aileron goes down — stick RIGHT — and the elevator goes DOWN, keeping the wind from lifting the left wing or the tail.

FAA source: FAA-H-8083-3C, AFH Ch. 2, taxiing and crosswind taxi control positioningbrowse the reference library →

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