Originally Posted by
mike734
Also on the EMB-120. running the bleeds in auto on the ground is WAAAAAY better to cool the cabin. If you forget to change them back to low for TO they should "automatically" switch back. If you get a hot smelly pack on the ground with the bleed in Auto, your pack cooling fan is F'd up. Write it up.
Thanks in advance from all your suffering passengers.

Auto/Norm is my friend. Although sometimes we just switch to the apu during taxi and get better results. Unfortunately a fancy new paint job doesn't quite do a good job of distracting you from the fact that the packs suuuuck.