Originally Posted by
DETSports
Yup on my 4th fleet here (MD-88, 7ER, 320 and now 330), the narrowbody fleets about 80-90% of PM would do the walkaround while some “old school” captains would never do the walkaround. I’m about to go back to 320A and YES I will do the walkaround when I’m PM in all conditions haha I’m not scared of the rain, cold or snow. I live in Michigan haha
Ok, over 12yrs ago, on the 88, first flght of the day from PIT-ATL with frozen over snow/ice on ramp due to low of like 20deg F. Portly CA slips on ice by airstairs and cuts his leg (bruises his pride), spends rest of preflight stopping bleeding, taking bandaids out of first aid kit, etc. Were supposed to do a turn after ATL, but on the way to ATL he says he's gonna call out sick/injured.
(We jokingly decide there is no way Delta is going to believe that a 88 CA did the walk around on a sub freezing, icy morning and decide we better say he fell in the terminal).