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09-18-2018 | 01:30 PM
#9791
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From: ir.delta.com
Sorry; this is probably my fault. I don't know why we Airbus drivers rush to run the Taxi Check with deferred items instead of enjoying a nice, relaxing, heads up taxi to something parallel to and well short of a runway, starting the other engine, THEN after delayed start and taxi check with nothing deferred.
Instead of "taxi check" .. "what did Ground tell us to do" "continue" "where's Southwest, why's he get to go in front" "continue" "what Rj?" "deferred" "the winds did what?" "you type" "after delayed start" "checklist complete" :-)
Reduced gate latency, taxi time, fewer errors and you have something to do during that awkward 5 minutes sitting there waiting for other airplanes to depart, when you're not supposed to be talking about (union politics/bids/overnights/everyone else's landings). Must just be me.
Instead of "taxi check" .. "what did Ground tell us to do" "continue" "where's Southwest, why's he get to go in front" "continue" "what Rj?" "deferred" "the winds did what?" "you type" "after delayed start" "checklist complete" :-)
Reduced gate latency, taxi time, fewer errors and you have something to do during that awkward 5 minutes sitting there waiting for other airplanes to depart, when you're not supposed to be talking about (union politics/bids/overnights/everyone else's landings). Must just be me.
You have 1 job to do, drive. I have 7. 
Our former boss used to tell us to slow down all the time. Wonder if the new guy will echo that caution.
09-18-2018 | 04:43 PM
#9792
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Or, you do have brakes captain, even a handle that holds them for you. I can be heads up or heads down during taxi, but that’s entirely up to you.
You have 1 job to do, drive. I have 7. Our former boss used to tell us to slow down all the time. Wonder if the new guy will echo that caution.
09-26-2018 | 10:45 AM
#9793
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09-26-2018 | 11:22 AM
#9794
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Didnt we used to do this with the performance checklist at the gate? I liked that way better. If I remember correctly, it was sacrificed to get us off the gate faster.
09-26-2018 | 11:43 AM
#9795
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From: ir.delta.com
Add complexity while reducing taxi times. And they wonder why there’s a spike in errors during that phase of flight. Brilliant!
Last edited by notEnuf; 09-26-2018 at 11:56 AM.
09-26-2018 | 01:57 PM
#9797
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09-26-2018 | 03:35 PM
#9798
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09-27-2018 | 06:38 AM
#9799
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I don't think it would work with latency initiative here at DAL.
09-27-2018 | 07:28 AM
#9800
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I like the current DAL Procedures. Ramps are usually a mad house(especially ATL) so I wait til on the taxiways before calling for taxi checklist. Heck, 717 engines take so long to start a significant amount of the time I call for the taxi checklist after the delayed start checklist which I think is what Bucking Bar was alluding to(no rush to get taxi checklist done).
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