Airbus Drivers: Single-Engine Taxi 'n APUs

[derg]

I love it when the ramp doesn't advise me that the headset is busted, and that they're going to be using hand signals. I usually find out when they give me the release brakes hand signal, and I shake my head no. Eventually I yell down to them through my window that if we're going to use hand signals that my FOM requires them to put the gate back on and give the ramp crew a face to face briefing. Magically, a working headset normally shows up 30 seconds later.

Always.

Yet I get memo after memo about D-10, D-5 and "…the tug driver SHALL", which is great, but in reality…

 

[derg]

Funny, I despise IAH.

I love MSP. It's like America's very own Canada.

 

[ClarkGriswold]

I love MSP. It's like America's very own Canada.

Now if we could just get some Tim Hortons.

 

[derg]

Now if we could just get some Tim Hortons.

Yah YOOO bey'cha!

 

[Autothrust Blue]

I love it when the ramp doesn't advise me that the headset is busted, and that they're going to be using hand signals. I usually find out when they give me the release brakes hand signal, and I shake my head no. Eventually I yell down to them through my window that if we're going to use hand signals that my FOM requires them to put the gate back on and give the ramp crew a face to face briefing. Magically, a working headset normally shows up 30 seconds later.

Our ramp has sort of figured out that, unlike the Skidoo, WE CAN'T SEE THE TUG OPERATOR FROM THE PILOT SEATS.

Thus, headset inop becomes a big deal.

 

[Richman]

I love MSP. It's like America's very own Canada.

"It's da Cities, don't cha noo? Whatcha mattah? Didn't jah goo to da U?"

Richman

 

[derg]

"It's da Cities, don't cha noo? Whatcha mattah? Didn't jah goo to da U?"

Richman

"Nohhh…"

 

[Screaming_Emu]

Our ramp has sort of figured out that, unlike the Skidoo, WE CAN'T SEE THE TUG OPERATOR FROM THE PILOT SEATS.

Thus, headset inop becomes a big deal.

Cute

 

[grkero]

Cute

 

[PropDriver]

The only problem with doing it on the roll is if the captain forgets they're starting an engine and pulls the power back to stop and then causes a hot start.

It wouldn't even be the stupidest thing I've done in an airplane, just probably the most costly from a monetary standpoint.

It is possible to cross bleed start the 175 on the roll on idle thrust without a hot start. Don't ask me how I know.

 

[Nick]

It is possible to cross bleed start the 175 on the roll on idle thrust without a hot start. Don't ask me how I know.

Yeah I did that once too.

We were in the back the MSP E/F alley and a 757 at the top of the alley had to get towed back into the gate but after they'd sent off the tug. It took some time to get the tug back out to them and I guess we were tight on fuel so we shut down the APU and figured we'll do a crossbleed on the way to 17.

20 minutes later taxiing towards 17 of course I did not even realize anymore that the APU was off, since all I did was look at the PSI on the engine and saw the digits we needed and it started fine and then I reached up to turn off the APU and, oops...wow, another Embraer 170 appreciation moment.

 

[ClarkGriswold]

Yeah I did that once too.

We were in the back the MSP E/F alley and a 757 at the top of the alley had to get towed back into the gate but after they'd sent off the tug. It took some time to get the tug back out to them and I guess we were tight on fuel so we shut down the APU and figured we'll do a crossbleed on the way to 17.

20 minutes later taxiing towards 17 of course I did not even realize anymore that the APU was off, since all I did was look at the PSI on the engine and saw the digits we needed and it started fine and then I reached up to turn off the APU and, oops...wow, another Embraer 170 appreciation moment.

The 737 has used "highly automated" a few times in the systems CBTs. I giggled.

 

[Cptnchia]

It's funny how just about everyone in that movie went on to have a very successful career except that guy. I wonder if that scene did it for him.

Seriously? That was Ned Beatty. He's been in over 140 movies.

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=Ned+beatty

 

[Nick]

The 737 has used "highly automated" a few times in the systems CBTs. I giggled.

Such as jury rigged rubber bands to make an intercom work the way it ought to in a brand new jet manufactured in 2015?

 

[Seggy]

Such as jury rigged rubber bands to make an intercom work the way it ought to in a brand new jet manufactured in 2015?

The interphone doesn't need bands in the newest ones.

 

[Ruck]

Mmmmm Whataburger....

Just like youuuu like it!

 

[skyw82]

Seriously? That was Ned Beatty. He's been in over 140 movies.

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=Ned+beatty

Yeah but he's no Burt Reynolds or jon voight.

 

[Autothrust Blue]

The 737 has used "highly automated" a few times in the systems CBTs. I giggled.

I bet you giggled harder at the paycheck.

(Giggle is probably the wrong word. "That cannot possibly be correct. For me?!")

 

[ERfly]

And JB. 'Merican seems to have a mix from the US merger.

AA ordered CFMs on the 319s and IAEs on the 321s.
NRA (Not ReAAly American...or LUS) has a mix of both. The East 320s and 319s had CFMs. The West 320s and 319s had IAEs. The original East 321s had CFMs, then they started getting IAEs, then they got a batch of like 7 with CFMs, now back to IAEs.

APU and APU Bleed on for SE Taxi in the Bus at LUS.

APU off for 757 SE taxi (and I've only flown with 1 guy who insists on starting the Right engine for SE taxi so that the pax have to listen to the PTU for my flight control check as the flaps are coming out).

 

[scooter2525]

AA ordered CFMs on the 319s and IAEs on the 321s.
NRA (Not ReAAly American...or LUS) has a mix of both. The East 320s and 319s had CFMs. The West 320s and 319s had IAEs. The original East 321s had CFMs, then they started getting IAEs, then they got a batch of like 7 with CFMs, now back to IAEs.

APU and APU Bleed on for SE Taxi in the Bus at LUS.

APU off for 757 SE taxi (and I've only flown with 1 guy who insists on starting the Right engine for SE taxi so that the pax have to listen to the PTU for my flight control check as the flaps are coming out).

Which do you prefer. And is there a noticeable idle taxi power between them?