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06-10-2018, 06:02 PM
#41
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Originally Posted by echelon
You're pulling air yourself? Why not pull power yourself too, or maybe go ahead and hook up the tow bar or load some bags?
Thanks but I'll continue doing MY job, and ONLY MY job.
Thanks but I'll continue doing MY job, and ONLY MY job.
Hitting the button to turn it off isn't "pulling air".
I've gone down and shut it off plenty of times but I'd never consider physically disconnecting it from the airplane.
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06-12-2018, 01:42 PM
#42
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Originally Posted by tunes
Hitting the button to turn it off isn't "pulling air".
I've gone down and shut it off plenty of times but I'd never consider physically disconnecting it from the airplane.
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I've gone down and shut it off plenty of times but I'd never consider physically disconnecting it from the airplane.
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06-12-2018, 07:05 PM
#44
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Originally Posted by labbats
This guy gets it.
I'm that guy that is one of the first people off the plane and when you get on it the air is cold and your head set is plugged it. Your welcome.
My company has made it abundantly clear what they think of its employees. I may be under paid but I'm not going to be uncomfortable or hungry. When they want to share the savings with me I'll start saving.
06-12-2018, 07:09 PM
#45
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Originally Posted by captjns
Every carriers I’ve worked with prohibit leaving the aircraft unattended, with the APU running, unless maintanance is present at the aircraft or a crewmember is in the cockpit.
06-12-2018, 07:13 PM
#46
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Originally Posted by CousinEddie
Unless you and the ramp crew have a written, approved procedure for doing this, you are putting the risk squarely on your shoulders. The cargo doors are all closed up as you are boarding, then the late bags show up from the other side of the airport. They drive right behind your idling engine and someone gets hurt. Who are they going to blame? Ridiculous, I know. But there is a risk to going off-script. If something goes wrong, you are the fall guy.
06-12-2018, 07:16 PM
#47
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Originally Posted by flensr
A320 has an issue with valves chattering if the APU is running the packs while there is external conditioned air plugged in, so don't expect 320s to have the APU running the packs while external air is plugged in. Getting ground to unplug it can take quite a bit of time.
737 may not have that issue but I've been told it's "not good" to have the packs running while external air is plugged in, and it seems like some crews won't turn on the APU bleed and packs until after external air is disconnected. Again, that can take quite a while at some stations.
Yea, excuses, whatever. The CAs I've been flying with have been perfectly happy to turn on the APU and packs at the first word or hint that it's getting warm in back and I've done it a couple times myself when the CA wasn't around to confirm first.
Finally, yea. If there is a crew swap, the APU gets shut down until the next crew gets on the plane. One can only hope the incoming crew checks cabin temps when they arrive to see if they need the APU back on immediately.
737 may not have that issue but I've been told it's "not good" to have the packs running while external air is plugged in, and it seems like some crews won't turn on the APU bleed and packs until after external air is disconnected. Again, that can take quite a while at some stations.
Yea, excuses, whatever. The CAs I've been flying with have been perfectly happy to turn on the APU and packs at the first word or hint that it's getting warm in back and I've done it a couple times myself when the CA wasn't around to confirm first.
Finally, yea. If there is a crew swap, the APU gets shut down until the next crew gets on the plane. One can only hope the incoming crew checks cabin temps when they arrive to see if they need the APU back on immediately.
06-12-2018, 07:18 PM
#48
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Originally Posted by echelon
You're pulling air yourself? Why not pull power yourself too, or maybe go ahead and hook up the tow bar or load some bags?
Thanks but I'll continue doing MY job, and ONLY MY job.
Thanks but I'll continue doing MY job, and ONLY MY job.
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