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Forum: Tech Log

28th Jan 2009, 15:31

Replies: 24

Generic Airliner APU Question

Views: 3,943

Posted By mwaugh

Re: APU cycle cost. Four words "Power by the...

Re: APU cycle cost.

Four words "Power by the Hour".

The bean counter mentality is that if shutting down and starting the APU isn't costing them any more money why worry about it. Now, when the...

Forum: Tech Log

28th Jan 2009, 14:22

Replies: 24

Generic Airliner APU Question

Views: 3,943

Posted By mwaugh

We used to leave the APU running through the...

We used to leave the APU running through the after takeoff flow and start it up descending through 10,000ft.
Then fuel got expensive.
Now it gets turned off at the first opportunity and started...

Forum: Tech Log

28th Jan 2009, 14:17

Replies: 15

switch to the parallel rwy

Views: 2,054

Posted By mwaugh

In the US I have only ever been asked to switch...

In the US I have only ever been asked to switch runways inside the marker after ATC has received assurance from us we have the runway in site and then they clear us for a visual.
Other runway...

Forum: Tech Log

28th Jan 2009, 14:01

Replies: 51

Turbine starting and hot starts

Views: 54,278

Posted By mwaugh

Keep in mind that starting a turbine engine...

Keep in mind that starting a turbine engine regardless of whether the engine is hot or cold is not such a gamble as starting a piston engine. Most of the time a turbine engines fires on up the first...

Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning

26th Apr 2006, 11:49

Replies: 13

Who Sets MCP Altitude?

Views: 5,209

Posted By mwaugh

A/P off - PNF handles the FCP, all modes...

A/P off - PNF handles the FCP, all modes including altitude set.
A/P on - PF handles the FCP - all modes including altitude set.

I guess I could see doing it differently, but this just feels...

Forum: Tech Log

26th Apr 2006, 11:39

Replies: 3

"Descend to and Maintain FLXXX"

Views: 2,900

Posted By mwaugh

The US AIM says: Descend or climb at an...

The US AIM says:

Descend or climb at an optimum rate consistent with the operating characteristics of the aircraft to 1,000 feet above or below the assigned altitude, and then attempt to descend...

Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning

14th Nov 2004, 13:54

Replies: 34

NASA and the "acceptable risk"

Views: 5,438

Posted By mwaugh

I'm sorry - you think that risk, like gravity,...

I'm sorry - you think that risk, like gravity, changes in space?

Eliminating risk is either not possible or too expensive in many cases. Therefore in many activities there will be some element of...

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