Originally Posted by
capncrunch
I'm trying to picture a DC9 FO having the time during a 30 min turn to do this while at the same time having an agent with time to spare.
There's always time to spare to do things right. I choose not to yell and complain about it... I do it when it needs to be done. If I need something printed out, I go and ask for it. Who cares if some agent with their hair on fire pitches a fit about it? The plane isn't going to go anywhere until you're ready and have what you need. We control the brakes and the go levers, you know that. Personally, the more I get rushed, the more I dig my feet in the ground and make sure it's done right.
Like I said, if the new process causes frequent delays due to the lack of a printer on the 9 side of things, then modifications will have to be made. I personally wouldn't move the airplane without a printed WDR. It's too jumbled on the acars screen.
This system was designed for a modern fleet equipped with printers... Now we'll see if interim adjustments need to be made.