jetcruiser - Shutdown left engine / disembarked pax / close door start 1 / shutdown 2 disembarked cargo - embark cargo / start 2 / Refuel on the left side while embarking pax. All done within the limits of the Company Ops manual, Fcom procedures and knowledge of the VP safety. And all ground personnel properly briefed prior to the said procedures. And none of our Pilots get suspended for doing that.
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Well, that's not allowed at PAL. And I'd like to see where it says you can do that in any Airbus FCOM. Also, some companies are willing to accept more risks than others.
APU INOP is a no-go item for dispatch to most PAL domestic stations because restart would be impossible without moving heaven and earth.
If you left MNL with a good APU and it fails to start 3 times upon arrival at the outlying station, the FCOM is quite clear. Wait 1 hour before trying again.
The point is that certain pilots can get away with what could have been homicide because of their close personal relationships with the powers-that-be.
Specific technical procedures are not the issue here.
Last edited by Mysha Da Kat; 27th Oct 2009 at 03:48.