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10-18-2017, 05:59 AM
#5071
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Sep 2017
Posts: 311
For what it’s worth, I found this in our FAA approved flight manual:
Taxi Speed and Braking:
“On long straight taxiways, in good weather conditions, and with no ATC or other ground traffic constraints, the CA may allow the aircraft to accelerate to 30 KT, and should then use one smooth brake application to decelerate to 10 KT.”
Taxi Speed and Braking:
“On long straight taxiways, in good weather conditions, and with no ATC or other ground traffic constraints, the CA may allow the aircraft to accelerate to 30 KT, and should then use one smooth brake application to decelerate to 10 KT.”
I watched.. HIGHEST speed was 9 damn knots.
riDICulous.
going up the bridge..damn near came to a stop before he added just enough power to nudge us over.
Sickest thing was he knew he was being a **** and laughed about it. And in-flight, calculated how much taxi time we'd need to over block.
I'm like, "yeah, but these people have connections to make!"
I guess being self-centered and all about money is something I can't relate to. I'd rather provide the service we're there to do.
Just wish one of these days a passenger in the back who was aviation savvy took notice of this and tweeted something to AA or even said something - unfortunately most people back there are on their phones or asleep and unaware of these shenanigans.
10-18-2017, 06:41 AM
#5072
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Feb 2012
Position: CRJ FO
Posts: 4,601
Good info.
I watched.. HIGHEST speed was 9 damn knots.
riDICulous.
going up the bridge..damn near came to a stop before he added just enough power to nudge us over.
Sickest thing was he knew he was being a **** and laughed about it. And in-flight, calculated how much taxi time we'd need to over block.
I'm like, "yeah, but these people have connections to make!"
I guess being self-centered and all about money is something I can't relate to. I'd rather provide the service we're there to do.
Just wish one of these days a passenger in the back who was aviation savvy took notice of this and tweeted something to AA or even said something - unfortunately most people back there are on their phones or asleep and unaware of these shenanigans.
I watched.. HIGHEST speed was 9 damn knots.
riDICulous.
going up the bridge..damn near came to a stop before he added just enough power to nudge us over.
Sickest thing was he knew he was being a **** and laughed about it. And in-flight, calculated how much taxi time we'd need to over block.
I'm like, "yeah, but these people have connections to make!"
I guess being self-centered and all about money is something I can't relate to. I'd rather provide the service we're there to do.
Just wish one of these days a passenger in the back who was aviation savvy took notice of this and tweeted something to AA or even said something - unfortunately most people back there are on their phones or asleep and unaware of these shenanigans.
10-18-2017, 07:50 AM
#5073
On Reserve
Joined APC: Apr 2007
Posts: 14
To play devil’s advocate a bit... When pilots constantly underblock flights the company will adjust the value of the city pairing and that will trickle down into your line values. They use historical data for most of the pairing values. So if you’re constantly underblocking and taxiing as fast as you can then you aren’t really doing you or your pilot group any favors. Getting to the gate 10 minutes early or late is rarely a contributing factor to a passenger missing a connecting flight. And if they booked their connection that tight that is their fault.
A captain told me that D0 and A14 is the matrix that our performance is graded by. This will not have any effect on a passenger making a connection because it is still an on time arrival per DOT, FAA, and contractual agreements.
The savings in fuel add up over time with single engine taxi, minimum braking, and using idle thrust for taxi once power is used to overcome static friction.....this looks like a win win for everyone involved, except for some FO’s who have one or more of the five hazardous attitude impulsivity....and mybe antiauthotity mixed with macho...not
10-18-2017, 08:27 AM
#5074
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Sep 2008
Position: CRJ CA
Posts: 180
Agreed.
A captain told me that D0 and A14 is the matrix that our performance is graded by. This will not have any effect on a passenger making a connection because it is still an on time arrival per DOT, FAA, and contractual agreements.
The savings in fuel add up over time with single engine taxi, minimum braking, and using idle thrust for taxi once power is used to overcome static friction.....this looks like a win win for everyone involved, except for some FO’s who have one or more of the five hazardous attitude impulsivity....and mybe antiauthotity mixed with macho...not
A captain told me that D0 and A14 is the matrix that our performance is graded by. This will not have any effect on a passenger making a connection because it is still an on time arrival per DOT, FAA, and contractual agreements.
The savings in fuel add up over time with single engine taxi, minimum braking, and using idle thrust for taxi once power is used to overcome static friction.....this looks like a win win for everyone involved, except for some FO’s who have one or more of the five hazardous attitude impulsivity....and mybe antiauthotity mixed with macho...not
my two cents.
10-18-2017, 10:11 AM
#5075
On Reserve
Joined APC: Apr 2007
Posts: 14
Really? Single Engine Taxi? I'll consider that as a standard practice when our partner gets us off those crappy pax-unfriendly gates in IAD (D30/32) and all the AxF gates where you can't go in single engine. Also I'm not a fan of making FOs jump thru their grommet to finish a checklist while we're going over the hold short because it's .02¢ fuel saving to keep the other engine shut down until the "last possible second". Nope. After flying in the right seat again with the "new improved" checklist, I'll take my time and let him/her take theirs to get it all correct.
my two cents.
my two cents.
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