Originally Posted by Knotcher

Anybody gotten training on how to turn off the ground air? Not me...

If you are going to be "by the book" type I can play that game too.

I will be at the plane calling ops to remove the ground air while you are looking for me in the FPA (good luck).

Originally Posted by svergin

There is a big red button that is labeled OFF and a big green button that is labeled ON. You use your finger (finger of your choice) and press the button in. (That means away from you). Hold it for a second and release it by pulling your finger away from you. (Pulling is the opposite action from pressing).

There. You've been trained.

Originally Posted by Regularguy

knotcher

Really?

There are people who will actually come out and shut it off and as far as the FPA thing goes, do you really stay in the FPA until the last minute and will this degrade into a merger thing?

I laugh when the lUAL guys and gals are called "by the book," if it's meant to be an offense so what. Remember this is a public forum and any advocation of non-standard or outside of FOM authorization stuff is not a good thing.

Just make it a point to cool it off or warm it up as needed and start the APU if that works.

Originally Posted by Knotcher

That's great. Put that in my training records and I will be happy to do it on surveillance camera.

Originally Posted by Scott Stoops

Then call for it to be done, or get out of your seat and tell them to fix it in person. But don't ignore the comfort of our customers. Is it really this hard? We are literally splitting pennies. We are a 40+ billion dollar company arguing about air conditioning. Unreal.

Originally Posted by svergin

There is a big red button that is labeled OFF and a big green button that is labeled ON. You use your finger (finger of your choice) and press the button in. (That means away from you). Hold it for a second and release it by pulling your finger away from you. (Pulling is the opposite action from pressing).

There. You've been trained.

Originally Posted by Grumble

While I'm as much of a smart ass as anyone...

Originally Posted by Scott Stoops

Then call for it to be done, or get out of your seat and tell them to fix it in person. But don't ignore the comfort of our customers. Is it really this hard? We are literally splitting pennies. We are a 40+ billion dollar company arguing about air conditioning. Unreal.

Originally Posted by Regularguy

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The only shot I'm taking is at those pilots who for whatever reason won't lift a finger to fix a situation they can fix. I never advocate violating the book, I'm a former lUAL type and you know how we can't fly without the book, but I advocate taking authority where we have it.

Example:
I'm a commuter on a very cold early winter morning flight, the flight crew is delayed due to a short night layover and the CS has decided to board a cold airplane ( freezing cold) so it would be ready when the pilots showed. Now I'm an JSter and in uniform, so the Purser/A/Lead F/A asked me if I could get the airplane warmed up? Well it's not my job, I'm not getting paid and I no longer am qualified on the Bus, so what should I do?

I went and got the heat put on the airplane and by the time the pilots showed things were thawing out and I had my coffee.

Of course I could have made an announcement to the folks and said write management for their excuses and poor performance.

I know so many other pilots who have done things to help their customers, and fellow UAL employees even when it wasn't their job. So call em, get the air removed (or fix the hose), start the APU, or something please!