Originally Posted by
LTNman
During the last major frost when many flights got cancelled they operated in pairs but not this time.
They were operating in pairs on Tuesday on the South Apron. Not been at work since, so can't speak for the last couple of days.
As for engines running, on stand obviously not, but on the Airbus there is a restriction of not using APU bleed for 5 mins after the deicing has finished, so need to wait for that time to elapse before we can turn on the bleed, which is needed for engine start. Generally an insignificant extra delay after the de-icing equipment is moved and we've pushed etc.
Remote deicing, APU will be off (as per normal SOP - not required at this point), engines remain running. Flaps up for de-icing, but they are usually set straight after push back, so important to remember to extend them again as soon as deicing is finished. Its a bit out of sequence, so could be easy to forget.
Usually a strategically positioned piece of paper with FLAPS written in big letters is enough to remind you. High tech solutions and all that...