Originally Posted by
Sideshow Bob
You know exactly what they're doing. Rag on you to not start the APU even if it's -20C in ANC or +35C in SDF and then when you taxi in watch the GPU run out of gas or try to plug it into the LAV service.
Since the CA's physiological comfort is my first priority, closely followed by Avionics comfort, I find that starting the APU is the first step in my preflight during more extreme weather conditions.
I have yet to find a CA who has a problem with this philosophy.
