I've never flown a saab but I did have to bus my pax back to the gate when I flew the Brasilia. A brake was dragging while we taxied and a fuse plug blew. Kinda hard to drag a plane with a flat tire. Took 80%+ torque just to get the thing off to the side of the taxiway. Made some nice skid marks though!!

You don't need the left side to taxi. Override works just fine. My point about the 9 out of 10 captains is based on the fact IOE instuctors didn't teach it several years ago. Maybe it has changed. I do know some of the street captains had their FOs taxi so they would be able to when they upgraded.

If IOE instructors only knew half the things we did after they cut us loose they'd.......oh wait they did those things too!! Can I get a 'Direct Start' brotha!!

I've dumped most of my Saab system knowledge, but if I remember correctly, if there was no bus tie, there still would be hydraulics via the OVRD switch position on the hydrauic pump. It operates off the battery bus, not the left gen bus as it does in auto mode. However, a complete failure of the hydraulic pump itself of course would be good reason to stop.

Of course there are many other reasons to stop as well. Whatever the case, better safe than sorry.

What I meant.

Not always. There are a couple of pilots who have been called in for making safe, but unprofitable decisions. It seems safety takes a close second to completion factor.



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Yes, always. I don't care what management wants when it is contrary to safety. If they threaten you, that's when you go to the FAA. If your decisions are in the interest of safety, you have a leg to stand on.

Don't ever let management weenies strong arm you into a bad decision.

Well spoken IQUITEAGLE ...

SAFETY SAFETY SAFETY first!! ... I don't give flippin rat's a$$ what management says or does to me in the event I have to make a call that would cease the operation of an aircraft for safety reasons. If they really want to attack me for making a call that would end up saving the lives of 34 pax + 3 crew let them at it, and bring in the FAA ... let's see who wins that fight. In the event I would loose my job because I made a call like that, I would much rather do that than loose my license because I was an idiot and continued on with a known problem that affected the safety of the flight.

The problem is your girl (S. Bax.) has been calling captains for every aborted takeoff and questioning the validity for the abort. She had the nerve to question a captain for an abort after a TailPipe Hot on the roll.

Again ... I stick with my previous statement ... I don't give a sh1t what anyone says about a call I make to keep a plane full of people safe. If I have to make a call that grounds an airplane, so be it. Every situation is unique to that specific flight, and the captain that makes the "go/no-go" decision is in charge with no limitations to his authority. These Saabs are old and things do happen with old planes ... especially ones as complicated as these.