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07-11-2010, 06:19 AM
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07-11-2010, 06:47 AM
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One thing about the lack of air: (and I know some idiot that called me out on FI will hate this) if you dont hear a rush or air or dont look out and see the air connected to your plane when it's a hot day don't shut off the air. We always default to single engine taxi but will never burn more than is necessary...
If the company can't figure out that air is needed to cool the cabin....then run it! Not much thought process goes into that. DTW and SEA never hooked up air today on a very warm day. I can never forgive laziness...
If the company can't figure out that air is needed to cool the cabin....then run it! Not much thought process goes into that. DTW and SEA never hooked up air today on a very warm day. I can never forgive laziness...
07-11-2010, 07:02 AM
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The problem is not one engine or two. The Maddog does not produce any significant airflow with an engine at idle. If you don't have an APU and you are taxiing on either one or two engines, you have to get them up to 70% and let it stay there for a while to cool the airplane. That means sitting there with the brakes set and the engines up, but that is what it takes.
If the nimrod who had the plane ahead of you was trying to save the co. money and the APU was shut down with no external it could take until almost cruise on the next leg before the cabin was cool again on a hot day
Between the heat and the #of legs it was a safety/fatigue issue, not just passenger comfort. The reflective window shades helped out a lot. Are we using those on the maddogs?
07-11-2010, 07:12 AM
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07-11-2010, 07:27 AM
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07-11-2010, 07:35 AM
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07-11-2010, 07:37 AM
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And despite the constant talk of RJ's going away they are just being replaced with smaller numbers of larger SJ's for a flat ASM that is better suited to replace NB flying.
Back of the napkin math tells me that 255 70-76 RJ's (153 76 seaters plus 102 70 seaters) is the same ASM's as 375 50 seaters. So we reduce 50 CRJ200's while we have grown the 70-76 seat class.
Does anyone have access to YoY fleet numbers with the DCI's. Might be quite educational
Back of the napkin math tells me that 255 70-76 RJ's (153 76 seaters plus 102 70 seaters) is the same ASM's as 375 50 seaters. So we reduce 50 CRJ200's while we have grown the 70-76 seat class.
Does anyone have access to YoY fleet numbers with the DCI's. Might be quite educational
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07-11-2010, 07:39 AM
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07-11-2010, 08:02 AM
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Please dont get Pineapple spooled up...Please.
And please remember that DAL only hires people of integrity. Reserves would never call in sick for Africa, it would never happen.
07-11-2010, 08:28 AM
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