Yes, mainline is not immune to this issue. I have found that it's a more common occurrence when dh'ing on the regionals. Is there pressure from those above the Captain advocating not to start the apu for any reason? Which leads to my next point.
United does have apu teams operating. I don't think they are going to override the Captain. This leads to Captain authority and safety of flight.
I'm all for saving fuel and apu run times but when multiple passengers are vocally complaining, it's time to reassess our priorities.
United does have apu teams operating. I don't think they are going to override the Captain. This leads to Captain authority and safety of flight.
I'm all for saving fuel and apu run times but when multiple passengers are vocally complaining, it's time to reassess our priorities.
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United does have apu teams operating. I don't think they are going to override the Captain. This leads to Captain authority and safety of flight.
I'm all for saving fuel and apu run times but when multiple passengers are vocally complaining, it's time to reassess our priorities.
Why not stick your head up in the flight deck and ask?Originally Posted by SpecialTracking
Yes, mainline is not immune to this issue. I have found that it's a more common occurrence when dh'ing on the regionals. Is there pressure from those above the Captain advocating not to start the apu for any reason? Which leads to my next point.United does have apu teams operating. I don't think they are going to override the Captain. This leads to Captain authority and safety of flight.
I'm all for saving fuel and apu run times but when multiple passengers are vocally complaining, it's time to reassess our priorities.
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Because the cockpit crew will have their feelings hurt.Originally Posted by GreatBigSea
Why not stick your head up in the flight deck and ask?
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Step in to inform the cabin is hot or ask what prevents him/her from starting the apu? The latter insinuates a degradation of captain's authority. As a passenger I shouldn't have to run to cockpit when the situation isn't being managed. Flight attendants do possess a basic level of communication skills correct?Originally Posted by GreatBigSea
Why not stick your head up in the flight deck and ask?
It may be some left over conditioning from the fuel crisis days. We had some ridiculously stringent mandates to avoid all APU usage until just prior to pushback. To heck with passenger comfort. I would just cite passenger safety whenever someone would bother me about unauthorized APU usage. Sometimes ya just gotta insert common sense into the operation.
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It only comes off as a degradation of captains authority if you approach the situation in a hostile fashion. If it was truely as bad as you say, I would have at least asked at the end of the flight. Like you said, our passengers deserve better.Originally Posted by SpecialTracking
Step in to inform the cabin is hot or ask what prevents him/her from starting the apu? The latter insinuates a degradation of captain's authority. As a passenger I shouldn't have to run to cockpit when the situation isn't being managed. Flight attendants do possess a basic level of communication skills correct?
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Even a polite question insinuates. If a request to the flight attendant can't solve the issue, I frankly don't think I want to hear the "c"aptain's rationale.Originally Posted by GreatBigSea
It only comes off as a degradation of captains authority if you approach the situation in a hostile fashion. If it was truely as bad as you say, I would have at least asked at the end of the flight. Like you said, our passengers deserve better.
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200- The APU is on, it just sucks that much. MX never changes the PACK filters unless told by crews to do so. We had one good aircraft with airflow, but SkyWest took it.Originally Posted by TalkTurkey
Expressjet CRJ-2/7/9 pilots are the absolute worst with this. In the heat of summer or whatnot, they'll single-engine taxi with no APU and just stand parked at the gate with an engine running which slows down the ground handling and adds many bad molecules for them to breath. Oh yea, and the passengers melt in the aisle whilst begging to get off.
At PSA our ACARS in range has a special little message at the end.....
"APU use and single engine taxi compliance monitored".
Fantastic employer/employee relations over here.
"APU use and single engine taxi compliance monitored".
Fantastic employer/employee relations over here.
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"APU use and single engine taxi compliance monitored".
Fantastic employer/employee relations over here.
Wadr what about captain's authority and support from the union?Originally Posted by pagey
At PSA our ACARS in range has a special little message at the end....."APU use and single engine taxi compliance monitored".
Fantastic employer/employee relations over here.
