I am a FNWA 320 FO and I agree with you. Way too many captains I fly with want both engines started right away after push and leave them running all the way to the gate after landing....even in busy airports like ATL, ORD, JFK and LGA. I am always prompting them to see if they want me to shut one down after landing. Some take the hint....some don't. Many act like as if the 320 is a wide-body...they believe it takes two engines to taxi that thing and are afraid of higher jet blast from single engine taxi. (I don't think a 320 has ever blown over anything bigger than a bag cart in history). We have to spread the culture of single engine taxi across the board.

Sure....I want to ask for a big fat payraise (at least restore what we lost) in the next contract. One the same hand, I want to do the best to save the company money from the aircraft operations side (without compromising safety of course).

 

Waiting for all this talk to get to the point about how fNWA got screwed when Pepsi was replaced with Coke.

 

I hate Pepsi!

 

You mean, something red replaced something blue?

BLASHPEM... BLASPH... give me a moment...

 

I agree, i always ask the captain if he wants to single engine taxi. some do and some act like its against company policy. this really should be pushed a little harder as theres no reason why we 2 engine taxi as much as we do. Obviously its necessary sometimes to keep both running but it we should single engine taxi more often.

 

And what would you be saying to staighten the captain out?

 

Want to run this by guys in the know. With the new reserve schedule allowing more days on reserve what do you think about this scenario:

Reserve pilot has a schedule with 8 days straight before an X day. Starts off with long call for 3 days; no call from scheduling saying he's getting a break from LC. Then on day 4 he starts a 4-day trip that includes a 30-hr layover between day 2 and 3. Is this legal?

 

What's funny is that with both engines running on the bus, the Captain always seems like he's riding the brakes to keep the plane from taxiing too quickly. I've never single engine taxied an Airbus before, but it seems like it'd be pretty easy to do. Probably easier than the -88!

 

Yep, it's legal. You can get your 24 hours at a layover.

 

You're right bro....I witness it all the time....riding the brakes and heating up the brakes! Shut the damn engine down!