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NGFellow · 20th Apr 2010, 17:39

Why not just use the APU to feed the PACKS after start and during taxi. Reconfigure the bleeds prior to Takeoff? The APU will do a better job than the engines at idle power, and there is no need to use a higher power setting.

20th Apr 2010, 17:39	#6 (permalink)
NGFellow Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Over here & there Posts: 281	Why not just use the APU to feed the PACKS after start and during taxi. Reconfigure the bleeds prior to Takeoff? The APU will do a better job than the engines at idle power, and there is no need to use a higher power setting.