A ? for Boeing and Airbus guys...

ERfly said:
Ah, but from what I was taught during upgrade, UOE and my Line Check, the company is wanting us to start #2 on the push back and taxi out that way every time (unless a 2-engine taxi is required). They're discouraging guys from waiting to start #1, just crank 2 and as soon as the towbar is off, away you go.

By the way, I was taught that PACK is Pneumatic Air Conditioning Kit.
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Personal opinion: But if I know I'm going to be in any sort of line-up for departure, and I see people seated in our zone 4, no way I follow this. The pump back there is that annoying. Sitting back there myself in a line up I thought it was worse than being at the dentist. Please of please tell me you don't subject people to this during the 9am bank out of EWR.
 
I was subject to "the pump" for a 1.5 hour ground stop sitting in 14C (it was a 135, so it was still the last row). I really didn't want to be a wise ass and tell the FA to tell the cappy to kill the pump. For my heads sake I probably should have.

I think that is worse than 8 hours on an airbus on the ground in JFK with a TV.
 
OldTownPilot said:
I was subject to "the pump" for a 1.5 hour ground stop sitting in 14C (it was a 135, so it was still the last row). I really didn't want to be a wise ass and tell the FA to tell the cappy to kill the pump. For my heads sake I probably should have.

I think that is worse than 8 hours on an airbus on the ground in JFK with a TV.
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that bad huh...

and thx for the clarification about what a PACK is everyone! :)

isolation valves, PACKs, gaspers, bleed airs

phew!
 
taseal said:
that bad huh...

and thx for the clarification about what a PACK is everyone! :)

isolation valves, PACKs, gaspers, bleed airs

phew!
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Punka Louvre....and Vestibule. A BAe Gasper and entrance.....:rolleyes:

Thank god for the English....:sarcasm:
 
Baronman said:
Personal opinion: But if I know I'm going to be in any sort of line-up for departure, and I see people seated in our zone 4, no way I follow this. The pump back there is that annoying. Sitting back there myself in a line up I thought it was worse than being at the dentist. Please of please tell me you don't subject people to this during the 9am bank out of EWR.
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I can understand that, then.

No, I don't subject my pax to that. I fly for Mainline (ONT). We're rarely more than #2 for take off and rarely single engine taxi for more than 2 or 3 minutes.
 
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