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Old 06-20-2017 | 06:30 PM
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Many moons ago I was in Japan for a few weeks during summer. The building I was working in turned the AC to about 80 to conserve energy. However, in the loo, the heated toilet seats were still going full blast warm. Just goes to show that silly policy is not limited to the US.
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Old 06-20-2017 | 07:11 PM
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Originally Posted by aa73
We (AA) have that procedure in our OM as a better way to cool the airplane when taxiing. Eng bleeds off, APU bleed on, packs on Auto (no need to go to High, they automatically go to high anytime on the ground with the eng bleeds off and the apu bleed on.) Standard procedure for summertime taxiing, esp in DFW and PHX.
True. But if you put the packs in high on the ground with the APU bleed on, you get APU high flow rate. (yes. It's a thing) AND Placing the pack switches in high turns off the left recirc fan. It's in our FM. Not as a proceedure, but as an air conditioning description. And yes, it works great.

There is nothing in our books that disallows this procedure.
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Old 06-20-2017 | 07:24 PM
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Originally Posted by worstpilotever
Many moons ago I was in Japan for a few weeks during summer. The building I was working in turned the AC to about 80 to conserve energy. However, in the loo, the heated toilet seats were still going full blast warm. Just goes to show that silly policy is not limited to the US.
The toilet seats also serve as heat exchangers for the AC, which discourages loafing in the loo.
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Old 06-20-2017 | 07:24 PM
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Originally Posted by jsled
True. But if you put the packs in high on the ground with the APU bleed on, you get APU high flow rate. (yes. It's a thing) AND Placing the pack switches in high turns off the left recirc fan. It's in our FM. Not as a proceedure, but as an air conditioning description. And yes, it works great.

There is nothing in our books that disallows this procedure.
Yup. Amazing how far a little systems knowledge goes.
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Old 06-20-2017 | 08:03 PM
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Ahh yes I forgot about the APU high flow rate. Thx!
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Old 06-21-2017 | 03:16 AM
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Originally Posted by Grumble
Had a EWR CA call prostan on me for doing this in IAH. No I'm not kidding.

Let me guess, he is also one of the heroes that waits until push time to start the APU. What a complete tool.
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Old 06-21-2017 | 04:25 AM
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Originally Posted by oldmako
4. Temp controllers FULL cold.

6. Leave the cockpit vents OPEN you morons! (Those of you who are in fact, morons and advertise that fact by leaving your fellow employees and paying customers a hot airplane.)

7. Leave the windshield sun protectors UP, newspapers, checklist cards, whatever.

8. When you get to the jet turn on the APU unless the plane is already ice cold. 120 + people put out a lot of heat and will be here soon.

9. Not one degree warmer than Willis Tower!

Same crap every year. I've lost faith in 70 percent of the guys who fly airplanes.
Guppy drivers; please try and remember to reverse this when going up past FL180. Those of us in the back freeze our asses off at altitude when you don't.
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Old 06-21-2017 | 05:52 AM
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Originally Posted by DG1000
Guppy drivers; please try and remember to reverse this when going up past FL180. Those of us in the back freeze our asses off at altitude when you don't.
Maybe the new guppy maxi will have some level of automat......
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Old 06-21-2017 | 06:16 AM
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Originally Posted by ThePenguin328
Is there a supplemental procedure for that config of the bleeds? I'm familiar with the Boeing FCOM why you do that....just curious if it's our books somewhere? Thx
FM 4.10.18 hot weather operation for at the gate. Works for taxiing as well but eng bleeds off to kill the dual bleed light.
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