Originally Posted by
UPSPleaseHireMe
There is another 170/175 operator who pushes the TOGA button before they push back from the gate. Why are ya'll freaking out about when you push it?
In the CRJ with the GPS Inop the email we received said:
TOGA must be selected when on the runway aligned with runway heading to update the aircraft position prior to takeoff.
Whethere it's TRUE or not is another thing but this is the exact guidance we were given and it certainly can't hurt to do it this way.