Hi,
thanks all for the feedback.
Yes, I'm pretty new on type. So that has surely to do with me posting this question on an open forum.
It's interesting reading your thoughts. I share the same thought as most of you, ie it's not dangerous just foolish (I mean, common, how many kilos fuel are you saving by doing this??)
As to the risks: tailpipe fire - well to be honest, shutting down at gate without APU won't give you bleed air either so it's just a matter of 10-15 seconds where you'd be on fire. Also, is this really a realistic threat?
The aircraft involved was a classic, so it got pretty dark when gen1 tripped.
@Crab: I'm not going to comment too much, except I'm pretty confident flying manual, thank you very much. I started off flying gliders, so no AP - and pretty much every taxi was unpowered...
BNG