Airbus sound question

[RUhiring?]

If you turn on the yellow electric pump you never have that noise..

Yellow electric pump on or not, single engine ops with the #2 engine running will cause the PTU to operate.
(unless the parking break is set)

 

[Cardinal]

Yellow electric pump on or not, single engine ops with the #2 engine running will cause the PTU to operate.
(unless the parking break is set)

One more way Airbus Factory SOPs suck.

 

[slackass]

I still turn the PTU off at shutdown until at least a cargo door is opened (which actuates the yellow hydraulic pump). This usually resolves the barking dog issue which is at its worst at engine shutdown at the gate.

This leads to the problem of a pilot developing his own procedures. A FO sees this, passes it on to another Captain, who thinks it's a good idea and now we have a training notice on how not to turn off the PTU. Submitting this to the training dept. may be a better option. Then again some might just call it a technique.

 

[Hair-on-Fire]

I still turn the PTU off at shutdown until at least a cargo door is opened (which actuates the yellow hydraulic pump). This usually resolves the barking dog issue which is at its worst at engine shutdown at the gate.

Great job not following SOP

 

[Blue Dude]

Great job not following SOP

SOP doesn't say you can't turn it off. It's just no longer SOP that you must turn it off. That puts it firmly back in technique territory. Relax.

 

[Cardinal]

Technique. And a welcome one. Most annoying thing about flying the Airbus is folks that are afraid of pissing off HAL, and thusly disengage their brains and fly like an automaton.

 

[JetMonkey]

At US Airways, we also run the yellow electric pump during single eng taxi. However, before turning eng #2, we actually turn the yellow pump off so we can test the PTU. I know it's annoying for the pax, but at least we know it works if we need it.

 

[Bringupthebird]

Technique. And a welcome one. Most annoying thing about flying the Airbus is folks that are afraid of pissing off HAL, and thusly disengage their brains and fly like an automaton.

No. Many pilots have such a superficial understanding of how the airplane works that they screw things up when they begin to make up their own procedures.

Take Alpha Floor demonstrations during low passes at euopean airshows for instance...

 

[Cardinal]

Where's the procedure for turning on the chart holder light? Can't find it in my manual, I guess I won't touch that switch either.

 

[Blue Dude]

No. Many pilots have such a superficial understanding of how the airplane works that they screw things up when they begin to make up their own procedures.

Take Alpha Floor demonstrations during low passes at euopean airshows for instance...

I'd like to see you draw a more rational comparison than turning off a backup pump when shutting down the airplane at the destination and intentionally flying a plane at the trees waiting for the plane to save itself. Are you friggin' serious?

 

[Guppiedriver]

Where's the procedure for turning on the chart holder light? Can't find it in my manual, I guess I won't touch that switch either.

The chart holder light sucks anyway, so you won't miss it.

 

[OPECJet]

Let me get this straight...

A FRENCH airplane that has YELLOW and GREEN hydraulic systems? That's just too good......

 

[FLYBOYMATTHEW]

At US Airways, we also run the yellow electric pump during single eng taxi. However, before turning eng #2, we actually turn the yellow pump off so we can test the PTU. I know it's annoying for the pax, but at least we know it works if we need it.

What's wrong with the self-test it does automatically during the second engine start?

 

[climb2slow]

just reach up and turn the PTU off. Makes life good. part of the shutdown flow.