A350-1000 and other Fleet News
03-09-2024, 10:41 AM
#2681
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Joined APC: May 2015
Position: everywhere but nowhere
Posts: 425
03-09-2024, 10:58 AM
#2682
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Joined APC: Jan 2023
Posts: 1,520
Hopefully quite a few cuz if an FO can’t start an engine while taxiing I’d rather not fly with them. And for clarification what is Delta’s policy? Oh yeah, SINGLE ENGINE taxi unless there is a legit reason to start them both. Because I’m a professional and operate Delta’s jets how they are paying me too, if an FO feels the need to get irritated because god forbid it’s so distracting and difficult to start an engine while taxiing then so be it. Take it up with pro stan’s or chief pilot (would love to see their reaction).
I'm with you. SE taxi if there are more than 10 in line. There are plenty of apps our there than can give you this info and apparently a new FD Pro update will as well. There's also nothing wrong with starting both considering ramp conditions and then shutting one down if TO is more than 20-30 minutes away.
The same people who always start 2 are the same people who start the APU as soon as they board even though the cabin is comfortable, just because.
The same people who always start 2 are the same people who start the APU as soon as they board even though the cabin is comfortable, just because.
I can always tell it's an ATL crew on my commute because the jet is always surface of the sun hot or you can hang meat in it because of what you speak. Pax don't like it. That's all the justification I need to keep it running or start it up early
Last edited by Hotel Kilo; 03-09-2024 at 11:11 AM.
03-09-2024, 11:52 AM
#2683
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Joined APC: Sep 2013
Position: On the hotel shuttle
Posts: 5,907
We're allowed to run APU regardless for pax comfort. Show me a base in the system in July where ground air keeps up with the cabin temp. Yeah that hose with 11 kinks in it laying on the ground in July where the surface temp is pushing 120+. Same can be said for winter time.
I can always tell it's an ATL crew on my commute because the jet is always surface of the sun hot or you can hang meat in it because of what you speak. Pax don't like it. That's all the justification I need to keep it running or start it up early
03-09-2024, 12:29 PM
#2684
seeing the large hubs...
Joined APC: Oct 2006
Position: 73N A
Posts: 3,747
We can't even get them to white list FD Pro to use the weather options that are already built into it.
03-09-2024, 12:36 PM
#2685
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Joined APC: Apr 2020
Posts: 287
Hopefully quite a few cuz if an FO can’t start an engine while taxiing I’d rather not fly with them. And for clarification what is Delta’s policy? Oh yeah, SINGLE ENGINE taxi unless there is a legit reason to start them both. Because I’m a professional and operate Delta’s jets how they are paying me too, if an FO feels the need to get irritated because god forbid it’s so distracting and difficult to start an engine while taxiing then so be it. Take it up with pro stan’s or chief pilot (would love to see their reaction).
03-09-2024, 12:48 PM
#2686
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Joined APC: Oct 2023
Posts: 161
For every one that cranks the APU early, there is some Captain America where you roll into the gate in Florida with 150+ people, come to a stop and 30 seconds later the APU winds down. Yup, comfy for the people in the back.
03-09-2024, 12:56 PM
#2687
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Joined APC: Jul 2008
Posts: 710
2) I assume cellular data would be permitted during taxi?
3) is this something we actually can expect one day? And not one day in 2069, but maybe in the next few years?
03-09-2024, 02:01 PM
#2688
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Joined APC: Dec 2007
Position: DAL 330
Posts: 6,991
When I was in the left seat of the 73 I would SET at certain airports but it had to make sense - SEA taking off south was one that I pretty much always did. But I did notice the fuel flow SE to go uphill and to me it seemed like it was twice the 2 engine fuel flow per engine. Oh well it probably still saved a little fuel and made sense so no worries. Some guys take it too far like the notorious LAX Captain who would cross bleed for 24L take offs every single time - he wore it as a badge of honor.
Oh yeah does anyone have a good photo of the exernal air hose twisted up into a bavarian pretzel? When we stop seeing those I will know the company is serious about not using the APU excessively.
Scoop
Oh yeah does anyone have a good photo of the exernal air hose twisted up into a bavarian pretzel? When we stop seeing those I will know the company is serious about not using the APU excessively.
Scoop
03-09-2024, 02:23 PM
#2689
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Joined APC: Sep 2011
Posts: 4,812
I'm with you. SE taxi if there are more than 10 in line. There are plenty of apps our there than can give you this info and apparently a new FD Pro update will as well. There's also nothing wrong with starting both considering ramp conditions and then shutting one down if TO is more than 20-30 minutes away.
The same people who always start 2 are the same people who start the APU as soon as they board even though the cabin is comfortable, just because.
The same people who always start 2 are the same people who start the APU as soon as they board even though the cabin is comfortable, just because.
I disprove your last paragraph, btw.
Hopefully quite a few cuz if an FO can’t start an engine while taxiing I’d rather not fly with them. And for clarification what is Delta’s policy? Oh yeah, SINGLE ENGINE taxi unless there is a legit reason to start them both. Because I’m a professional and operate Delta’s jets how they are paying me too, if an FO feels the need to get irritated because god forbid it’s so distracting and difficult to start an engine while taxiing then so be it. Take it up with pro stan’s or chief pilot (would love to see their reaction).
