Originally Posted by
LowSlowT2
where most airlines log time from engine start to shutdown. How much time do you have idling in the chocks or taxiing?
Depends, some go from beacon switch on, some go from an oil pressure indication, some go from a door close/open, some go from a brake release. Or any combination of the above for an out or in time.
Originally Posted by
LowSlowT2
It's very generous of Atlas to allow a 20% pad of the hours and I don't think anyone else in the industry does it this way...be able to justify what you present as your hours and even if Atlas allows this huge conversion, I wouldn't use it anywhere else.
True, as you pointed it out. SW is by the sortie. FedEx requires the "sortie" box to be checked. I thought DAL did by the sortie as well.