Yahoo Featured Headlines regarding travel myths!..Discuss

[joe_pilot]

why do dogs have black lips?

It is simple...Chemtrails

BTW, mentioning a trash 80 mod 3 and 4 in your profile really dates you...and me. I miss the old clunker, I do.

 

[iLR60Mac]

It's like pilots that say, "with you" on the radio. That's my pet peeve for the day...until tomorrow. Discuss!

I'm with you fellars.

 

[Partridge]

Back to the topic ---> In certain larger wide bodied aircraft the pilots can actually select the pack flow to lo, high or medium. On others the pack flow is automatically selected depending on the number of passengers on board (which you input in the FMC).

So yeah, I would say that the airlines are trying to save money by not having the airco at full whack the whole flight. And, yeah, I do agree with them doing so. Fuel is expensive these days, do not underestimate how much it would cost an airline on a yearly basis to fly with full pack flow.

Now, if passengers want to pay more for the privilege of a a higher flow though the cabin, I am listening...

 

[joe_pilot]

Back to the topic ---> In certain larger wide bodied aircraft the pilots can actually select the pack flow to lo, high or medium. On others the pack flow is automatically selected depending on the number of passengers on board (which you input in the FMC).

So yeah, I would say that the airlines are trying to save money by not having the airco at full whack the whole flight. And, yeah, I do agree with them doing so. Fuel is expensive these days, do not underestimate how much it would cost an airline on a yearly basis to fly with full pack flow.

Now, if passengers want to pay more for the privilege of a a higher flow though the cabin, I am listening...

I've heard this before, thanks for the reminder. Any ideas which aircraft? Thx.

 

[DrewBlows]

Back to the topic ---> In certain larger wide bodied aircraft the pilots can actually select the pack flow to lo, high or medium. On others the pack flow is automatically selected depending on the number of passengers on board (which you input in the FMC).

So yeah, I would say that the airlines are trying to save money by not having the airco at full whack the whole flight. And, yeah, I do agree with them doing so. Fuel is expensive these days, do not underestimate how much it would cost an airline on a yearly basis to fly with full pack flow.

Now, if passengers want to pay more for the privilege of a a higher flow though the cabin, I am listening...

The Dornier 328JET (probably the prop too) has a "HIGH" mode to increase airflow from the packs. The switch is dark when in "LOW" mode which indicates that is the normal position. When I was at Skyway the normal position was "HIGH". I just looked at an old picture I took of the overhead panel and the "Flow Mode" switch was set to "HIGH". The Recirc Fan switch was off, I'm guessing that was the quietest configuration.