Originally Posted by
captjns
You have much better symmetrical and safe control of the aircraft when you taxi in on both motors… especially on slippery surfaces. Think safety first before economy.
Capt, no-one is saying that you shut down an engine without due regard to the conditions etc.
If, however, the conditions (weather, gradients, weight, etc) are condusive, then I will. At my home base, we frequently have to wait for a parking position to become available, 30 minutes is not unheard of. In that time, my 4 engine aircraft can burn over 1000 kgs of fuel at about £600/$1000 per ton(ne). A saving of 25% is not insignificant when multiplied by the number of flights etc and any PROFESSIONAL pilot should at the very least consider it, even if they have to restart an engine later to taxi onto stand (a lot of our stands require all engines operating at idle to taxi on). [Personally I would prefer to shut down all 4 to wait and be towed on after 30 minutes, but we cannot reliably resource that!].