njcapt
Freak power candidate
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bigD said:If the cockpit and cabin have two different climate control systems, I wonder why they don't design the cabin controls to be located IN the cabin for the FA's to deal with? That way they're not bugging you guys when you're trying to read a week old USA Today.
After dealing with the system in the Dash - 8 where the FA had a knob that would add a little trim air to the cabin supply when needed, I thought that all airline aircraft FA panels should be equipped with an impressive looking knob that isn't attached to anything. They could fiddle with that thing all day and believe they were responsible for the wild temperature swings in the back. It would at least stop the constant calls to the cockpit to warm / cool it off back there.
When I was Captain on the 737 I had to brief the back end crew that I would only accept environmental criticism from the 'A' FA, since there were three different opinions as to the quality of the environment between them. That way they could fight it out between themselves and arrive at a consensus before calling up front.
After 11 years in the airline industry, I am finally flying an aircraft with a decent ECS. The NG 737's have a system that keeps the calls from the back down to around a couple a week. Thank God.
