Originally Posted by
ClickClickBoom
Huh,
CRJ SOP Pg 1-7,8
9. Aircraft Preflight
D, 1)a "External Walkaround"
Comes before
Pg 1-1.9 Passenger Boarding
And
1-1.9
11 A. After the aircraft pre-flight responsibilities have been completed, the
captain or first officer notifies the station the flight is ready for passenger
boarding.
Your "time" is best spent complying with the SOP as its written, not your idea of how it should be....the pre/post flight inspection is done before boarding so passengers aren't boarded onto a broken plane and MX has the maximum amount of time to remedy the situation.
This is exactly what I am talking about, F/Os doing what they think is their "interpretation" of the SOP. Nice try though, an alarming number of F/Os have this "interpretation" attitude,
On a handful of occasions we've been way over fueled had we decided to board before I checked it folks would have been on board for the 20+ minutes it took to defuel never mind the fact that the APU's and packs suck in the dead of summer. If something ends up being broke you're going to be delayed 9/10 times and the few extra minutes it saves you with your phone call isn't going to make a difference, what does make a difference? Me not feeling rushed and checking over the release, double checking the radar on my phone reviewing charts for taxi and departures even though Sky Gods such as yourself already "do that" I still do it myself to be on the safe side.