SWA single engine taxi

[cl65capt]

Actually the taxi speed is V1-10 kts. Chapter 3 of the FOM.

Is that before or after you perform the Airtran cutoff maneuver also found in Chapter 3 of the FOM?

 

[FracCapt]

Is that before or after you perform the Airtran cutoff maneuver also found in Chapter 3 of the FOM?

Naw...the Airtran cutoff is a personal preference thing, not required by the FOM....but why would anybody NOT want to do it?!

 

[TAZ MAN]

Is that before or after you perform the Airtran cutoff maneuver also found in Chapter 3 of the FOM?

I personally only cutoff the Airtran 700's. I figure with so few of them i've got a good shot of one being Ty.

 

[canyonblue]

As my Dad used to say, Lead, follow or get the fu*k out of the way.

 

[FracCapt]

I personally only cutoff the Airtran 700's. I figure with so few of them i've got a good shot of one being Ty.

I've gotta admit....that was a good one!

Ty's been b!tch slapped! Come on, Ty....you need to come up with a real humdinger response to this one!

 

[ALPO]

How do you know single engine taxi saved your company tons of money? What about the extra wear on the nose gear and tire, counter-acting the tourqe, I was told by a mechanic, on the 73 this is huge. Not to mention all the extra power it takes to get the plane moving, and the danger of the extra blast on small airplanes.

 

[TWA Dude]

How do you know single engine taxi saved your company tons of money?

Other companies pay more for fuel than super-hedged SWA.

What about the extra wear on the nose gear and tire, counter-acting the tourqe, I was told by a mechanic, on the 73 this is huge.

Benefits outweigh it.

Not to mention all the extra power it takes to get the plane moving,

That's okay. One engine operating at higher power is more fuel-efficient than two engines operating at low power.

...and the danger of the extra blast on small airplanes.

Small planes should already know to stay far enough behind a jet.

The bottom line is that SWA doesn't SE taxi because they don't see the financial need. That might change, just as it has for AA who got away from powerbacks by buying more tugs.

 

[ALPO]

Small planes should already know to stay far enough behind a jet.

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FAA says "pilots are responsible for their jet blast"

 

[TWA Dude]

The AIM specifies distances for small aircraft to follow behind jets. Let's just call it a shared responsibility.

 

[NewBlue]

I have been to PIT quite a bit lately and it is also 1:15, as in 1 minute 15 seconds of taxi, at V1 of course. Just don't hit the tumbleweeds

There are no tumbleweeds in PIT.....or much of anything else these days

 

[Paul R. Smith]

Call me stupid, but I'm still not sure how you save engine cycles by taxi on one engine...

Don't worry I'm with ya. I thought the same thing. You still have to start the thing..right or is that how SWA does so well?...they only need one engine?

 

[FlyChicaga]

There are no tumbleweeds in PIT.....or much of anything else these days

There was a big "pool" in the south side of the ramp two weeks ago when I was there last. ATC said the Tiki bar was coming on Wednesday.

 

[V-STALL]

PHL is the SH!THOLE of the Northeast! I really hate that place!

We waited in line for 1:15 to takeoff at PHL last week. Total cluster. If there's anyplace that's going to make us do single engine taxi procedures, it's certainly PHL.

 

[Ty Webb]

Geez, how did I let this one go for so long?

I thought we already settled this . . . .

The reason SWA has both of them turning when taxiing out is that they are trying to be the first to get to Mr. C's.

 

[Mugs]

I'll give SWA credit for being ready and not having to wait for weights like many of the rest of us. We pushed back in SAT today with the departure runway (3) right behind us (turn 180 degrees and your at the hold short line). As we were completing the push, I saw SWA start pushing about 100 yards away. Naturally, the first thought in my head is making sure they don't beat us out to the runway. Shouldn't have been a problem, but our weights did not come right away. When we got them and did the 180 degree turn, SWA was airborne. If our weights had showed up during the push, we would have been out first. Unfortunately, we and others are stuck with a system that sometimes acts like a pair of handcuffs.

 

[SWAdude]

I thought we already settled this . . . .

The reason SWA has both of them turning when taxiing out is that they are trying to be the first to get to Mr. C's.

I don't get it. Am I missing something?

 

[Ty Webb]

I don't get it. Am I missing something?

If you are a SWA dude, and you don't know about Mr. C's. then you are definitely missing something. . . here's a hint:

C-h-i-c-a-g-o!

 

[Juvat]

If you are a SWA dude, and you don't know about Mr. C's. then you are definitely missing something. . . here's a hint:

C-h-i-c-a-g-o!

On the contrary, it is YOU has missed something...here's a hint:

D-O-R-K

 

[Juvat]

My feeling are so hurt.

ESADMF!

I eat little pieces of sh!t like you for breakfast! (Can you name that movie?)

 

[SWAdude]

If you are a SWA dude, and you don't know about Mr. C's. then you are definitely missing something. . . here's a hint:

C-h-i-c-a-g-o!

It must be some place to eat. Probably on the other side of the terminal where I haven't parked yet. Nor have I heard any crew members talk about this place.

So I guess the grown-up answer would have been to inform me of what you were talking about. Ask a honest question and get that kind of response.

I shouldn't have expected more from Ty I suppose.

Maybe some grown-up could answer this question for me. What is Mr. C's?