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Old 12th April 2010 | 07:36
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captjns
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On the 727 we would start all three, taxi from the apron, and once on the taxi-way... shut down number 3. In some cases, when we were below 150,000 (68 tons) we would shut down two and three, and use the APU for electrics and Air conditioning. Saved alot of fuel at KJFK during the big push hours.
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