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Old 02-26-2006 | 09:13 AM
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ROFLMAO!!! Loved your quote! I guess I might not be laughing if I were one who has slept on the plane for four hours, but that's funny as hell!! Good point on the APU- fuel alone for the ERJ APU is 160 pounds per hour. Sounds like someone at Mesa HQ didn't dig too deep on the math, eh?
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Old 02-26-2006 | 10:08 AM
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Originally Posted by Slice
Don't worry, you'd be on the east coast as a new guy and the trips aren't like that, yet...
True, the east coast standups are usually one leg up in the late evening, hotel 5-6 hours, one leg back, done at 0730. Very commutable.
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Old 02-26-2006 | 04:30 PM
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Wouldn't it make more sense to turn off the APU and use the ground power and air??
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Old 02-26-2006 | 05:45 PM
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Originally Posted by MikeB525
Wouldn't it make more sense to turn off the APU and use the ground power and air??
Electricity doesn't provide cabin heat in airliners. I don't know of any ground heaters. All the ground air units I've ever seen were air conditioners.
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Old 02-26-2006 | 07:18 PM
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got it. so if you're in a cold place, the APU is your only tool.
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