Follow, a little bit of common sense is needed with single engine taxi ops. If you think you'll be adding power constantly, then it might not be a good idea to employ this procedure.
But be honest, is it really that bad? A little bit of power on the engine to build up taxi speed still burns less fuel than two engines running all the time.
On some occasions you will not save much fuel, on other occasions, like delays at the holding point, you will save massively. To me it's worth the hassle on almost every departure on my fleet.
So, I understand that you are not happy with the compulsory bit. But in my company where it is up to the captain to decide on single engine taxi, only about 35% of the flights taxi out on one engine. Why? Because we are a grumpy old bunch of prima donna's who don't like change. So I can understand why your airline thinks its better to make it compulsory procedure, even if that leads to inefficiency on some departures.
Last edited by PENKO; 1st Oct 2013 at 09:05.