Originally Posted by 1234

I don't think that anyone (well, most anyway) are not against SE taxi. I know that right now (and for the last year) when we talk about the taxi plan and brief, it is determined that with all the changes that we are working through, it is safer to start both engines at the gate which will allow us to focus on the other stuff. Taxiing in, different story and we usually shut one down after 3 minutes. Threat and Error Management.

Also, LGA in the summer used to be a 2 engine taxi out due to the soft asphalt. As for at the gate, I am not going to speculate and give the benefit of the doubt to the other crews as to why the apu was going.

What really irritates me is when a Pinnacle has to "pull off to the side and burn some gas because they are too heavy for takeoff". Why is this such a common occurrence?