Conde Nast Suggests Avoiding 50-Seaters
04-15-2021, 07:53 PM
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Originally Posted by ImSoSuss
When it is on. The problem is the 20 minutes between boarding and both engines starting when you are breathing stale and hot air due to lack of APU use. You only see that on 50 seaters. All other aircraft have no issues running their APUs and the APUs are big enough to have a robust pneumatic system.
04-15-2021, 08:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Theaveragejoker
On the ground, the 145 apu pushes the ACM’s harder than the engines do. Try again.
04-16-2021, 06:00 AM
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Originally Posted by highfarfast
You're correct... when it's not MELed. They seem to break a lot on the 145 in the summer months when you need it the most.
Depends on the operator. I had some but not a ton of broken APU’s in my 12yrs on the E145
04-16-2021, 06:18 AM
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Originally Posted by DarkSideMoon
I mean, that’s an operator issue, not a CRJ issue. I’d wager 99.5% of the time I’ve had a functional APU.
04-24-2021, 05:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Theaveragejoker
On the ground, the 145 apu pushes the ACM’s harder than the engines do. Try again.
04-24-2021, 05:24 PM
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Originally Posted by AboveMins
I'll second this. Had more than a few APUs blow the intake ducting off a pack. A few times it even sounded like a shotgun going off.
04-25-2021, 07:08 AM
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Originally Posted by ImSoSuss
Well then the operator shot themselves in the foot saving a few bucks. The 50 seaters already have a bad reputation for their comfort (or lack of) and now you want to make them suffer more by not circulating fresh cool clean air before engine start? Well, you reap what you sow. Don't be surprised when people want to get rid of them as soon as possible.
04-25-2021, 10:58 AM
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Originally Posted by ImSoSuss
Was on the "modern marvel" GoJet's CRJ 550 the other day and everybody was dying in the back until we got up in the air. I counted about 100 times where I saw somebody's hand go up to the gaspers checking to see if they were closed or something. Some people did it multiple times. Again, if you have an APU that can "shoot you to the moon" well then use it. And if you don't then you can't complain when people say they hate flying in your small aircraft.
Now they want something akin to an A220 with no one sitting within 10 feet of them. They want multiple flight options. And they want it fo $50.
04-25-2021, 11:37 AM
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Originally Posted by ImSoSuss
Was on the "modern marvel" GoJet's CRJ 550 the other day and everybody was dying in the back until we got up in the air. I counted about 100 times where I saw somebody's hand go up to the gaspers checking to see if they were closed or something. Some people did it multiple times. Again, if you have an APU that can "shoot you to the moon" well then use it. And if you don't then you can't complain when people say they hate flying in your small aircraft.
