Originally Posted by
Jamers
Yeah the SAAB gets pretty hot. I think keeping the temperature down is a matter of safety, especially down here in IAH. However, DGS is doing a pretty good job making sure we get the air hooked up as soon as we park, I even saw them close a parking spot because it had a broken air cart. Wow, I never thought I would say DGS is doing a good job. They will still break the sh!t out of your luggage though.
Being that the SAAB's do not have APU, I hate places like LGA in the summer. You will never get an air cart or GPU so the plane is 100 degrees as soon as the paxs come on. We can start #2 for a minute but have to kill it for push. So as the LGA ground crew slugs around it is burning up in the cabin. Meanwhile the paxs want to know why the mean pilots shut down the engine and air.
We had an infant on once, and I mean just popped out a few weeks before. It was so hot that the FA had to soak some napkins in ice for the baby. I dont mind being hot but babies, come on.
If only we had a prop brake