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12-11-2017 | 05:51 PM
#51
Squawking 2000
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From: Skeptical
12-11-2017 | 06:43 PM
#52
Gets Weekends Off
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12-11-2017 | 11:43 PM
#54
Gets Weekends Off
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From: Airbus
12-12-2017 | 05:12 AM
#56
Gets Weekends Off
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From: A Nobody
Here’s another spin on this SOP; the 737 goes to smaller stations with less qualified staff. To either shutdown or start the APU requires special cockpit training which adds some issues, the biggest is cost and right behind that is security.
It’s cheaper (as in manpower) to give all the airplane shut down duties to a pilot rather than train someone locally to do it.
12-12-2017 | 05:49 AM
#57
Banned
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From: CA
That was never ever enforced at LCAL, we were ALWAYS told to put passenger comfort ahead. They had a big push to reduce APU usage as we leased the APU per hour, every minute was around .99c cost. It was clearly stated over and over to reduce usage when practical but always always always put pass comfort ahead. Some guys, and a real minority could not get that in their heads and would shut it down. I recently deadheaded to Panama City and the Captain left us all roasting, the whole crew shares the van so he had to wait for us on the other side anyway, surprise he was a SCAB, I think that's the root of it, those guys don't consider anyone but themselves in any aspect of their lives. But CAL management never in any way encouraged that or would say a word to a pilot for APU usage.
12-12-2017 | 05:55 AM
#58
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From: CA
You might inform us how lCAL enforced this.
Here’s another spin on this SOP; the 737 goes to smaller stations with less qualified staff. To either shutdown or start the APU requires special cockpit training which adds some issues, the biggest is cost and right behind that is security.
It’s cheaper (as in manpower) to give all the airplane shut down duties to a pilot rather than train someone locally to do it.
Here’s another spin on this SOP; the 737 goes to smaller stations with less qualified staff. To either shutdown or start the APU requires special cockpit training which adds some issues, the biggest is cost and right behind that is security.
It’s cheaper (as in manpower) to give all the airplane shut down duties to a pilot rather than train someone locally to do it.
). I know some on here will disagree and bolt as soon as the engine is shut down, but if you want to get paid top dollar, act like you deserve it....
12-12-2017 | 08:16 AM
#60
Need More Callouts
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From: Unbridled Enthusiasm
As a PS, I never terminate an aircraft at a maintenance station.
