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Originally Posted by johnso29
(Post 856476)
BAH! Just reach up to the Air Conditioning Auto Shutoff Switch and flip to Override(or is is Auto?). Whatever position you normally have it in airborne. Then packy no turn offie.
Or, if it's that heavy, you could just start both engines. :rolleyes: There is a point where trying to SE taxi can be unsafe. Turning off essential systems to trick or by-pass the system is that point, for me. I guess what I'm saying is that maybe we shouldn't be so gun-ho to be SE taxing in in every situation. You could cost the company more money than any amount of fuel you are trying to save. http://i970.photobucket.com/albums/a...rplanefail.jpg (It's not a joke and I wish I could have found an image that didn't have "FAIL" on it. But, you get my point.) But hey, I heard that this is a captains airline. So, you guys do what you want. I'll be rolling abound with two running in those situations where it's too heavy or too hot to SE taxi, even if it's close. New K Now (Won't be pushing the envelope to SE taxi. But, I'll by the drinks to help you in your loss in profit sharing.) :D |
Originally Posted by acl65pilot
(Post 856462)
Yep first newbies started a little over an hr ago! Welcome guys and gals!
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Originally Posted by reddog25
(Post 856500)
Lighten up Francis. I guess I should have used a smiley face or something. You're gonna have a loooong career if you let external forces eat away at you with frustration.
Again, control what you can. I can't control what type of flight planning software that DAL uses that forces us to carry additional gas. I can't control the hiring of rampers or the supervision of rampers that would make it a more efficient operation. There are many cost effective initiatives I can't control. What I can control is when I start or shutdown that second engine. That's my little piece of the picture. And seeing that around 10% of the A320 flights taxi out SE, that's a big enough challenge for me.:cool: cool face applied The other area I see where we can control our fuel burn is in the way we fly our approaches. Way too many guys fail to use proper energy management and they configure too early. This wastes a bunch of fuel! |
Originally Posted by newKnow
(Post 856529)
Or, if it's that heavy, you could just start both engines. :rolleyes:
There is a point where trying to SE taxi can be unsafe. Turning off essential systems to trick or by-pass the system is that point, for me. I guess what I'm saying is that maybe we shouldn't be so gun-ho to be SE taxing in in every situation. You could cost the company more money than any amount of fuel you are trying to save. But hey, I heard that this is a captains airline. So, you guys do what you want. I'll be rolling abound with two running in those situations where it's too heavy or too hot to SE taxi, even if it's close. New K Now (Won't be pushing the envelope to SE taxi. But, I'll by the drinks to help you in your loss in profit sharing.) :D |
Originally Posted by hockeypilot44
(Post 856504)
It also ****es off the passengers and the employee's. Our leading industry non-rev benefits are practically worthless because the flights are all full anyway.
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Originally Posted by acl65pilot
(Post 856490)
That my friend is not an approved procedure! :eek:
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Originally Posted by Check Essential
(Post 856491)
All of that pales in comparison to the money spent buying off people when we are oversold.
Delta is always #1 by far in DOT overbooking and denied boarding. They must make money doing it because they don't seem to care. |
Originally Posted by Columbia
(Post 856539)
Do DAL pilots have non-rev priority over DCI employees?
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Originally Posted by DAL 88 Driver
(Post 856537)
If I heard correctly, the situation that happened in that picture happened because someone was SE taxiing in a situation where it was inappropriate (INOP system) to taxi SE. You do have to use good judgement, common sense, and comply with the restrictions for SE taxi. But I've been doing it for almost 20 years and it really is not the trap that some guys think it is. Come on in, NewK, the water's fine! ;)
I do have a SE taxi plan though 88, but right now the water is too hot. Every time I fly, it's a billion degrees outside and I look at my FO sideways if he shuts down the APU before we take the runway. It's not like I never do it, but regular SE taxing for me will have to wait until I can get some cooler days to fly. :D New K Now |
Originally Posted by Check Essential
(Post 856525)
You're too late. I just got back from Punta Cana yesterday.
I drank all the rum and smoked all the Cuban cigars. :D Wife wanted to try Dreams. Had a good time but its not as good as Riu. Too many Americans, too many kids and Cabeza de Toro beach is not as good as Bavarro. You're gonna love the Palace. ARRGGGHHH!!!! Rum is my favorite. :( Haha, JK. I think I'll find something to enjoy. Very much looking forward to the Riu Palace. I ponied up for the double sweet. Super cheap for what we are getting. :) |
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