Originally Posted by
SpecialTracking
That's easy. Call to have it disconnected. Start the clock. After three minutes crawl out of the seat, walk down on the ramp and shut if off. I'm convinced some stations will never honor a request to have it turned off.
True, but many pilots would say (correctly) it's not their job. I'm just pointing out its not as simple as cranking the APU and throwing the packs on.