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B767Driver · May 2nd, 2008, 20:15

On a B757/B767 it doesn't make any difference except most of the time we'll start the left engine first on a 757 because of a power transfer unit that kicks in with the left engine shut down that gets very noisy. On a B767 most of the time it's the left engine...for the hell of it...but I see a considerable number of captains that will start an engine that makes the initial turn out of the gate easier.

On a B737, I believe there's hydraulic and electric generator issues associated with that airplane...but it's been almost nine years since I've flown it and can't remember precisely.

May 2nd, 2008, 20:15	#5
B767Driver Old Skool Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 1,841	Re: A ? for Boeing and Airbus guys... On a B757/B767 it doesn't make any difference except most of the time we'll start the left engine first on a 757 because of a power transfer unit that kicks in with the left engine shut down that gets very noisy. On a B767 most of the time it's the left engine...for the hell of it...but I see a considerable number of captains that will start an engine that makes the initial turn out of the gate easier. On a B737, I believe there's hydraulic and electric generator issues associated with that airplane...but it's been almost nine years since I've flown it and can't remember precisely. __________________ A self described gym rat. "I got next."