Originally Posted by
v1valarob
We used to do them at Colgan all the time. Then someone threw a fit and decided they were only safe if a GPU wasn't available at the out station. I do like the places with a jet bridge that will you spin #2 while boarding to heat up or cool down the plane.
Thanks because Mike Crook became the new safety guy and at his last airline, he had seen a ramper walk into a spinning prop during a single engine turn. So like that, poof they are gone. Gone unless it suits the companys needs (no GPU, EXT PWR is broke etc...)