Originally Posted by
SpecialTracking
I recently rode on a Mesa E175 and was one of the first to board the aircraft. The cabin was already warm. Nearing the end of boarding the cabin was a sweat box and multiple passengers were complaining. Ten minutes before departure the captain reached up, starts the apu, turns on the packs and walla, the cabin cools off.
So here are my questions to regional pilots across the board. Can you tell when YOUR cabin is uncomfortably warm? Do you brief your flight attendants to inform you if it's warm? If it is warm why do you wait to start the apu?
Summer is at our doorstep and our passengers deserve better.
Indeed they do. But almost 2 decades commuting now and 99% of it on mainline airplanes, it's NOT a regional thing. My favorite is when I'm commuting in uniform, getting wedged into my steerage middle seat, everyone is frantically turning their vents trying to get air. And it's my fault......
Originally Posted by
Yumyum
This isn't a regional thing. Had it happen multiple times on mainline too. Only excuse I can think of...lack of communication, taking APU usage policy overboard, poor situational awareness.
Yep, pretty much.
Originally Posted by
gojo
I find it more often on mainline myself. Seems like most wait until exactly 10 minutes prior to turn on the APU.
Yep, pretty much.
Originally Posted by
Geardownflaps30
Worse problem at mainline. Try being at the back of a mad dog in July with a "by the book Capt" that won't turn it on even though it's about 105 in the back 1/3 of that long skinny tube
Yep, pretty much.