Travelpro72
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Well ya know what I mean. And yes that does stink not having heat. brrrrrrr
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Each Tanker Truck holds 9,000 gallons, I doubt 81,000 gallons is only good for 20 planes.
here's one for ya . Another one of Jerry's IGNORANT answer.. when asked about the fluid he said. "We normal use 50 to 100 gallons of glycol per a/c" but yesterday we were USING "1,000 gallons per a/c"
Gee Jerry do u think that might be a little excessive...
They probably used 1,000 gallons on my ice encapsulated airplane today. (2 trucks spraying for 36 minutes)here's one for ya . Another one of Jerry's IGNORANT answer.. when asked about the fluid he said. "We normal use 50 to 100 gallons of glycol per a/c" but yesterday we were USING "1,000 gallons per a/c"
Gee Jerry do u think that might be a little excessive...
Team Tempe chose to outsource this integral part of their operation. This is not like fueling airplanes, with a fairly predictable flow of product. This is an operational factor that cannot be predicted. It is an area that has to be covered 300% plus to to the variable nature of weather. The cost is minimal to be overprotected versus the cost of running out. No airline should ever run out of this product due to one storm. This brings front and center the reason why Parker should not be running an airline. I guarantee he would never run out of a different product found in his home,a and golf club. It is all about priorities. Team Tempe. Large, and in charge.......Do you think the customers waiting on US Airways flights at, and to, the Charlotte Airport are cursing Contego Systems, LLC?
Each Tanker Truck holds 9,000 gallons, I doubt 81,000 gallons is only good for 20 planes.
The post I replied to was more deicing fluid was on the way.They weren't meaning tanker trucks, they were meaning deice trucks. And each deice truck runs about 2000 gallons a piece. close to 1600 gallons. So at about 100 -150 gal each plane, that would be 10 planes....
The area does get a few days of freezing rain per year. This event had freezing rain, freezing drizzle and snow for a day and a half. The aircraft that were stranded a couple days had 8-10mm of solid ice covering the entire airplane.Is this normal winter weather for CLT? It doesn't seem like a place where you'd be deicing one plane for over an hour, but maybe I'm wrong.
and its not surprising he would try and pin this on "ramp conditions" to cover his inept management
Ultimately, I think that a recovery system for the fluid would behoove the Airport, the environment, and the Company. My understanding is that one is planned for the future!
Now... all we need is to get deicing back into our scope!