Originally Posted by
filejw
Well if some one can't let the FO start the APU when he notices it getting warm in the back they have some extra issues . That said I do expect to it be announced ,i.e. hey I'm starting the APU it's hot.
That's how I do it. It's getting hot bro, mind if I crank up the APU? 99.9% will say "yeah, go for it." There's .1% that'll reach up and turn it off, "nope, too soon." Same ass that blows AA's **** across the ramp trying to taxi out heavy weight on one engine.