"Mxsmanic" wrote in message
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Thus, I wanted to know if it's possible/safe/practical to sit with the
engines
running while someone gets into or out of the plane, much as one would do
with
a car when picking someone up. Maybe that is too farfetched for an
aviation
context. I suppose the passenger would have to be able to get to the
aircraft
on his own, and I don't know how tough that would be. And if the pilot
had to
help him board or disembark, I assume it would be way too risky to leave
the
aircraft running while he left his seat and got out of the plane.

If the passenger was a pilot or very familiar with airplane ops I might stay
in my seat with the engine running. But for the most part I would shut
down, assist the boarding process, and restart. For a quick pax pickup the
parking brakes would do the trick.

Danny Deger