Nick
Well-Known Member
Oh noooo. No orders for a plane that could not even take a full load from Beijing to Narita one time I tried...a three hour flight!
Bring on the Airbii !
For the lavs if nothing else.
Delta orders some Airbuses. Airbii? Airbux?
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Oh noooo. No orders for a plane that could not even take a full load from Beijing to Narita one time I tried...a three hour flight!
Bring on the Airbii !
For the lavs if nothing else.
skyw82
Well-Known Member
The 330 is a good airplane, the operating cost of a 767 with the payload of 777 with performance almost a good as a 777er.
I know Doug wants to buy some used ones to replace the last of the 767s we have.
The 321 is an OK plane too. Does the job of a domestic 757 with operating cost of a 320. Yes the 321 can dot fully loaded from NYC to sea in the winter no problem. But that is its max.
I know Doug wants to buy some used ones to replace the last of the 767s we have.
The 321 is an OK plane too. Does the job of a domestic 757 with operating cost of a 320. Yes the 321 can dot fully loaded from NYC to sea in the winter no problem. But that is its max.
Autothrust Blue
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ERfly
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As long as you get the Y ELEC pump off quickly, that's not a factor. You'll hear it very briefly as it goes through it's self-test when #2 starts.
H46Bubba
Well-Known Member
I was on a 320 last month and it sounded like it was eating itself!
PeanuckleCRJ
Poodle Wrangler
Not if you have to start 2 at the gate and single engine taxi!
It always fires for a bit after shutdown at the gate unless you run the Y pump until N2 is below 6%.
ERfly
Well-Known Member
Did that once. It gets very dark when you accidentally deselect the #2 generator for taxi out.
Well, my company isn't really big on single-engine taxiing. It's not normally a problem for us. Plus, we start the APU after landing, so we can get the engines shut down right away after parking. The Training Department wants us to do it that way (or at least they did, after they didn't) because some stations (cough-Philly-cough) are a little slow at plugging in power and they don't want the customers deplaning and waiting for strollers, etc whilst #1 is screaming out there.
Autothrust Blue
Welcome aboard the Washington State Ferries
I didn't like single-engine taxi on the EMB 145 for that reason; our standard taxi at Eagle was to can #1 just as soon as the cooldown period had expired and the System 1 hydraulic pump, combined with the signature wobble sound that the nose wheel steering makes, is very noisy in the cabin. Weeeowwwww, weeeeeeeweeeweeewweeoowww. Less noise is more better.
PeanuckleCRJ
Poodle Wrangler
Curious, why would you deselect the #2 gen for taxi out?
We are huuuuge on single engine taxi. After first engine start on taxi out, it's preferred to shut down the APU. We do rolling crossbleed starts on most single engine taxi outs. It takes barely above idle to do it. We start the APU on taxi in at the last possible moment to have it online just as we are pulling in the gate.
Autothrust Blue
Welcome aboard the Washington State Ferries
That awkward moment - "Delta 2151, change of plans, runway 25 right, can you make the left turn onto bravo?"
-screech-
"Er, we'll have to crank an engine first, sir."
ERfly
Well-Known Member
That's our policy when we single-engine taxi. It's to prevent the electrical generator from coming on line and doing funky stuff with the brakes and steering when the Captain least suspects it. It gives the F/O freedom to start the engine when ever the Captain wants, but also give a last minute heads up (in the case of being in a turn, etc) before the electrical changeover.
Our flow for S/E taxi is after the engine is started, Y ELEC PUMP - On, GEN 2 - OFF, Anti-Ice - As Req, APU Bleed/Master Switch - Don't touch, Status - Check, Flaps - ___
Screaming_Emu
Well-Known Member
Yeah. I chuckled when @jtrain609 texted me today with a rumor he heard from one of our f/a's asking if I had heard anything.
Did you tell him it's attorney-client privilege?
amorris311
Well-Known Member
I'm glad I wasn't the only one who scratched my head on that one. You would think commonality would help reduce cost.
turbomax97
What can brown do for you?
Did he really? Oh, I try to train you kids right and y'all go all rogue. WTF!
Our instructors have resorted to spreading rumors just to see how long it takes to get back to them. Latest is we are getting a delta AND united flow ha!
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PeanuckleCRJ
Poodle Wrangler
Funky... there is a BSCU/LGCIU software update that prevents any funkiness on the gen changeover. We don't have to worry about hard switches anymore.
Prior to the update, it was advised to get off the tiller and brakes for the gen changeover. I had one captain that still was slightly on the brakes when it hit (despite coordination).... they grabbed momentarily. It felt like we had hit a tree stump!
Now with the new software, it's way mo better.
Funky... there is a BSCU/LGCIU software update that prevents any funkiness on the gen changeover. We don't have to worry about hard switches anymore.
Prior to the update, it was advised to get off the tiller and brakes for the gen changeover. I had one captain that still was slightly on the brakes when it hit (despite coordination).... they grabbed momentarily. It felt like we had hit a tree stump!
Now with the new software, it's way mo better.
You are flipping scaring me.
I went through the LOD's for the sections I finished on the flash drive and I thought "Holy hell man, I'm behind!
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