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kellwolf · August 24th, 2003, 22:26

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Unsecured items onthe ramp tend to be blown into "inconvenient" places cause damage

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Like my eyes?

Air starts at MCO are kind of a non-event for me. Every once in a while we'll get one of ye ole 737-200s in with ANOTHER busted APU and have to do an airstart. However, I've never had a captain tell me to turn the plane since it is all done at the gate. Big long pneumatic hose going to the center of the a/c, ground power hooked in, start the air, start #2, start #1, turn off air, disconnect ground power, and CAREFULLY disconnect the air hose (we have to keep one shoulder against the fuselage in order to make absolutely sure we go nowhere near the spinning engine). After all that, we push 'em out and let 'em roll. Same applies for -300s and -700s. I've only had a captain cross bleed once, but that was b/c he was having bleed air issues from the APU and not a totally failed APU.

August 24th, 2003, 22:26	#9
kellwolf Old Skool Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Memphis, TN Posts: 14,341	Re: ? for 737 pilots, doug? [ QUOTE ] Unsecured items onthe ramp tend to be blown into "inconvenient" places cause damage [/ QUOTE ] Like my eyes? Air starts at MCO are kind of a non-event for me. Every once in a while we'll get one of ye ole 737-200s in with ANOTHER busted APU and have to do an airstart. However, I've never had a captain tell me to turn the plane since it is all done at the gate. Big long pneumatic hose going to the center of the a/c, ground power hooked in, start the air, start #2, start #1, turn off air, disconnect ground power, and CAREFULLY disconnect the air hose (we have to keep one shoulder against the fuselage in order to make absolutely sure we go nowhere near the spinning engine). After all that, we push 'em out and let 'em roll. Same applies for -300s and -700s. I've only had a captain cross bleed once, but that was b/c he was having bleed air issues from the APU and not a totally failed APU.