anthony210

turning on the APU after landing is what I do. Because if I don’t do it on my after landing flow then I will 100% forget to do it before we park and now we’re gonna wait a minute for it to spool up with engines running at the gate until we can switch it over.

on the ground none of the air carts at any station are sufficient to keep the cabin cool in the 90 degree plus summer temps. Not even the new 100 million ton units in DFW.

RippinClapBombs

I’m on the bus so I can’t speak for the guppy drivers and their limitations. Regarding the bus, I think it makes more sense to start the APU immediately after landing. Then after 3 minutes for cooldown shutdown #2.

There’s also an upcoming update to FliteDeck Pro. It will show all other aircraft and their position on the airfield. That should make the decision to single engine taxi on departure much easier and less demanding.

piranhawc

Do what you gotta do. There's a cause and effect to everything right? You don't need to strawman me with the "It's hot out," no kidding man. Using logic the other 9 months of the year probably makes some sense. And if that's how you want to run things, go for it. My point was, the same dudes throw money into the ****ter while *****ing about profit sharing.

WiFly

You're absolutely right. We have two immediate problems that continue to hold us back and hurt us all.

(1) Many of our CAs are rarely good stewards of the company's resources, and do not understand that in aggregate this DOES take money out of all of our pockets. Do what you have to do to ensure safety and comfort, but needlessly wasting fuel (amongst other things) hurts the pilot group by limiting growth opportunitites and making us uncompetetive in many markets, damaging profit sharing, and eroding management's trust in us (no shiny new toys for us).

(2) The pervasively negative belief that a CA's job does not include customer service. Newsflash: it IS your job to take care of the customers. Long delay? Go communicate with the pax by the gate. They want honesty and communication, they don't want to be left in the dark. Catering issue? Call ops and get it taken care of. Being an FO means flying the airplane. Being a CA means flying the airplane, taking care of the crew, AND taking care of the passengers. It IS your job. I cringe when I hear CAs say "not my job".

FangsF15

Do you know if that is via ADS-B, or a separate Jepp source? There are a few websites out there with real time data a major airports, but it’s such a pain to use. Having in in Flight Deck Pro would be worth every penny the company pays for it.

WiFly

I believe it gets data from airport surveillance radar (ASDE-X), but not sure. It will be integrated on the airport moving map (AMM) tab.

FangsF15

Even better. No idea if my air line is looking at that, but I'd be shocked if they were.

Peoplemvr

Isn't when to start the apu a Captain's decision?

WiFly

The Captain is the final authority when it comes to nearly every decision about the aircraft's operation. Captain authority is important. Unfortunately, some seem to ignore the FOM section about Captain responsibility.

SheepDogg

No, being an FO means supporting and helping the CA do his job. And that is more than just flying the airplane. Its literally in the FOM.