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Old 08-29-2008 | 02:53 PM
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From: CRJ-900 FO, Supra left seat
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Originally Posted by mooney
These are 2 items I personally disagree with. I'm not going to do anything to the engine which puts it at higher risk of it malfunctioning for the next crew just to stick it to the company. Keep those ITT's low, last long time.

APU....again, if you run them constantly, they will just defer them at TBO which will come up fast or when something breaks. Inconvenience/safety issue to the next crew/pax which outweighs any bit of ****ing off the company.

I had an FO a few weeks ago who LOVED to brag about how hard he would brake on landing and get those BTMS into the yellows all the time.
He figured the company would be ****ing away money changing worn out brakes all the time and that would stick it to them. I asked him what happens when we keep the plane and have an abort at 140 kts, or when he floats 3000 feet down a 6000 ft runway, would he be wishing he maybe didnt have that policy?
At $35,000 a brake assembly, I don't see the gains of doing that to the company, not to mention they dont have spares.... that's a GREAT policy.
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