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Old May 6th, 2008, 21:17   #51
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You'd have to ask Ronaldo about that.
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Old May 7th, 2008, 00:41   #52
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You'd have to ask Ronaldo about that.
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Old May 7th, 2008, 02:14   #53
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I was subject to "the pump" for a 1.5 hour ground stop sitting in 14C (it was a 135, so it was still the last row). I really didn't want to be a wise ass and tell the FA to tell the cappy to kill the pump. For my heads sake I probably should have.

I think that is worse than 8 hours on an airbus on the ground in JFK with a TV.
that bad huh...

and thx for the clarification about what a PACK is everyone!

isolation valves, PACKs, gaspers, bleed airs

phew!
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that bad huh...

and thx for the clarification about what a PACK is everyone!

isolation valves, PACKs, gaspers, bleed airs

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Personal opinion: But if I know I'm going to be in any sort of line-up for departure, and I see people seated in our zone 4, no way I follow this. The pump back there is that annoying. Sitting back there myself in a line up I thought it was worse than being at the dentist. Please of please tell me you don't subject people to this during the 9am bank out of EWR.
I can understand that, then.

No, I don't subject my pax to that. I fly for Mainline (ONT). We're rarely more than #2 for take off and rarely single engine taxi for more than 2 or 3 minutes.
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FWIW, I never knew that PACK was an abbreviation for anything.
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Old May 7th, 2008, 23:19   #57
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Maybe PACK stands for Pax Air Conditioning Kit

Who cares though? Pax, PACKs...
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FWIW, I never knew that PACK was an abbreviation for anything.
Me either. Just think, all these years!

Tiller... a word or an acronym like U.N.C.L.E.?
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Me either. Just think, all these years!

Tiller... a word or an acronym like U.N.C.L.E.?
It's actually TILLR...

Turn Initiator / Locked (wheel) Low Radius.


Did you guys sleep through systems or is this something not taught everywhere?
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It's actually TILLR...

Turn Initiator / Locked (wheel) Low Radius.

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Quit ruining my fun!!!
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