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Old 13th July 2018 | 20:47
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From: The Dirty South
Originally Posted by 4runner
He tried to turn the recirc fans off. It’s an old trick on the 73. The recirc fans help with efficiency by using less bleed air for cooling. Turn the fans off and you can sneak a smoke in the cockpit. Don’t turn the ******* packs off. Recirc fans off is the proper procedure for smoking in the cockpit, from what I’ve heard...

What puzzles me is this - How TF can you confuse the recirc fan switch for the pack or bleeds ? They look different, and they feel different. The switches even operate slightly differently. The Recirc fan can be ‘flicked’ off. The others not so much (for obvious reasons)

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