Engine Start up during Pushback of "Ferry A/C"
Hi Guys
Thought I would rack the brain of you fly guys and ask your personal opinions and company procedures regarding the Start Up of engines during the Pushback of "Ferry A/C".
I am a Ground Services Training Manager and have been a Pushback Operator for 20+ yrs and have always been told "never start engines of "Ferry A/C" during Pushback due to the increased risk of A/C skipping and jumping which could potentially cause a Jack-knifing of the Pushback Tractor (Towbarless or Conventional).
Reently 1 of our Customer Airlines have reversed their policy and stated it is now safe to carry out this procedure doing Pushback.
I am asking the same question in the Ground Handlers section and just want to measure the different approaches to this subject.