Originally Posted by
TangoAlphad
If it were in relation to temps on the ground I'd understand..
At this time of year some skippers refuse to start APU until 5 mins before start while the cabin sits at 40°c. Thankfully most just tell you to start it second you get on the aircraft!
Given the incessant drivel from 'management' about fuel and its cost, bright sparks in Fort Fumble in the antipodes decided it is a good idea to not turn an APU when the OAT is less than 21. It does take a considerable amount of time to cool a cabin, even when ambient temperature isn't high.
With the usual pompous self serving tripe, fanciful graphs were produced, and we are told most lemmings complied with the 'procedure' being good company people.
A pilot in command is just that. No office 'manager' sits above. Any pilot doubting the how inane this is, despite the 'colourful graphs' and litany of WTO crude price tables, ought take a walk through Waterside or Coward Street on a weekend...
Vacant with the exception of a handful of contractor security, the
only sound accompanying the silence will be the
constant hum of air conditioning in eerily silent and vacant buildings...industry wide.