FYI: it's Summer
06-20-2017, 06:30 PM
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Many moons ago I was in Japan for a few weeks during summer. The building I was working in turned the AC to about 80 to conserve energy. However, in the loo, the heated toilet seats were still going full blast warm. Just goes to show that silly policy is not limited to the US.
06-20-2017, 07:11 PM
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We (AA) have that procedure in our OM as a better way to cool the airplane when taxiing. Eng bleeds off, APU bleed on, packs on Auto (no need to go to High, they automatically go to high anytime on the ground with the eng bleeds off and the apu bleed on.) Standard procedure for summertime taxiing, esp in DFW and PHX.
There is nothing in our books that disallows this procedure.
06-20-2017, 07:24 PM
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Many moons ago I was in Japan for a few weeks during summer. The building I was working in turned the AC to about 80 to conserve energy. However, in the loo, the heated toilet seats were still going full blast warm. Just goes to show that silly policy is not limited to the US.
06-20-2017, 07:24 PM
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True. But if you put the packs in high on the ground with the APU bleed on, you get APU high flow rate. (yes. It's a thing) AND Placing the pack switches in high turns off the left recirc fan. It's in our FM. Not as a proceedure, but as an air conditioning description. And yes, it works great.
There is nothing in our books that disallows this procedure.
There is nothing in our books that disallows this procedure.
06-21-2017, 04:25 AM
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4. Temp controllers FULL cold.
6. Leave the cockpit vents OPEN you morons! (Those of you who are in fact, morons and advertise that fact by leaving your fellow employees and paying customers a hot airplane.)
7. Leave the windshield sun protectors UP, newspapers, checklist cards, whatever.
8. When you get to the jet turn on the APU unless the plane is already ice cold. 120 + people put out a lot of heat and will be here soon.
9. Not one degree warmer than Willis Tower!
Same crap every year. I've lost faith in 70 percent of the guys who fly airplanes.
6. Leave the cockpit vents OPEN you morons! (Those of you who are in fact, morons and advertise that fact by leaving your fellow employees and paying customers a hot airplane.)
7. Leave the windshield sun protectors UP, newspapers, checklist cards, whatever.
8. When you get to the jet turn on the APU unless the plane is already ice cold. 120 + people put out a lot of heat and will be here soon.
9. Not one degree warmer than Willis Tower!
Same crap every year. I've lost faith in 70 percent of the guys who fly airplanes.
06-21-2017, 05:52 AM
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06-21-2017, 06:16 AM
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FM 4.10.18 hot weather operation for at the gate. Works for taxiing as well but eng bleeds off to kill the dual bleed light.
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