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Old 07-17-2024 | 09:37 AM
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Originally Posted by Guppydriver95
Or don’t annoy people at all until you turn off the seatbelt sign? And then keep it short and sweet.
This is the way.

People are inundated with countless PAs from the moment they set foot in an airport to the moment the airplane pushes back. Unless there’s a delay or some other unusual situation, they don’t need to hear from us on the ground.
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Old 07-17-2024 | 09:58 AM
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I would wager the cost of idling, waiting for a gate/rampers/ramp congestion costs wayyyyy more than me running the APU to keep the airplane comfortable for myself and anyone who is in it. Fix me waiting 30-45 minutes for a gate once a trip and I'll start worrying more about my apu usage.
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Old 07-17-2024 | 03:07 PM
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Originally Posted by ancman
This is the way.

People are inundated with countless PAs from the moment they set foot in an airport to the moment the airplane pushes back. Unless there’s a delay or some other unusual situation, they don’t need to hear from us on the ground.
the problem is our new pilots are brainwashed with this nps nonsense and they think it’s their job to be a standup comedian/marketing marionette. It looks so cringy.
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Old 07-17-2024 | 05:24 PM
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Originally Posted by ancman
This is the way.

People are inundated with countless PAs from the moment they set foot in an airport to the moment the airplane pushes back. Unless there’s a delay or some other unusual situation, they don’t need to hear from us on the ground.
Absolutely. A very quick "welcome aboard", like 10 seconds long, is plenty. And why is it that some people will get on the PA halfway through a red-eye in order to give a full weather briefing at the destination? Just why? For the love of all that is holy, make your PA on guard instead and let your poor passengers sleep...
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Old 07-18-2024 | 07:38 AM
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Originally Posted by Turbosina
Absolutely. A very quick "welcome aboard", like 10 seconds long, is plenty. And why is it that some people will get on the PA halfway through a red-eye in order to give a full weather briefing at the destination? Just why? For the love of all that is holy, make your PA on guard instead and let your poor passengers sleep...
But that will wake up the cats….
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Old 07-18-2024 | 08:23 AM
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Originally Posted by CASApilot
I would wager the cost of idling, waiting for a gate/rampers/ramp congestion costs wayyyyy more than me running the APU to keep the airplane comfortable for myself and anyone who is in it. Fix me waiting 30-45 minutes for a gate once a trip and I'll start worrying more about my apu usage.
Rode home the other day in the back of a 321 and it was stifling hot at the gate. Didn't get much better in cruise either. Noticed CA was an LCA and I think he took the whole limit APU usage a bit too literal. Was immediatley shut down at the gate on arrival as well before even a 1/3 of folks had deplaned. Terrible.
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