Originally Posted by
BMEP100
Just curious about the SOP at Delta.
Do you guys push without final weight manifests and load your perf data while taxiing?
And how long is your checklist while taxiiing- ie a taxi or before takeoff check?
At UAL we are loading up our F/O's with so much, they are often heads down for most of the taxi time to the runway.
Yup, ask any MD88/90 FO, this is a problem waiting to happen. I have written a few ASRs about the task saturation to no avail.