Originally Posted by
Leslie Chow
I absolutely refuse to sit at a gate with an engine running for any period of time as long as I have an operable APU. Ain’t gonna happen. It is not safe, especially given the egregious lack of experience that we have working below wing. I don’t care how much it costs to start the thing — it’s simply not worth someone’s life.
Thank you. I start the APU 2 minutes after landing, single engine 3 after landing. As soon as the parking brake is on both engines are off. To me it’s a safety issue, period. And I am willing to bet I use less fuel than sitting at the gate for 5 min waiting to get plugged in.