Originally Posted by
Free Bird
There are a number captains that REFUSE to start the APU when external air is hooked up. Doesn't matter that the FO, FA's and pax are hot, the stingy B@$t@rds act like it's their money they're spending by running the APU. Nevermind that we're making 142 pax really upset?
I agree, it needs to be on whenever pax are on board!
I once had a captain tell me that he doesn't run both because he doesn't want to "over-pressurize the duct work."
That was amusing! Some of the gate A/C's work really well and some don't. That's one of the first things I check when I step on an airplane.