What's that sound? I think I hear props!

[finnjl]

I know the ATR is a nice plane and I heard the q400 is good too....I hope they come back as they were fun to fly....I never flew the ERJ but I always hated riding in them

 

[Guitar Guy]

No autopilot thats odd?

Go to talk anyone that's flown the 1900D at Lakes since about mid 2002. Hand-flying is the name of the game.

 

[jbDC9]

Was there any reason for this?

Yup; why pay for an autopilot? That's what the $12,000/yr FO is for...

Seriously, back when 19 seat "commuters" were popular, they just didn't have autopilots. Beech 99s and 1900s, Metroliners, Jetstream 31s... all hand flown, all day long. Brings back memories of hand flying 8-10 legs a day in a 1900C thru PHX during the summer, racing Skywest Metros from Yuma or Flagstaff back to PHX. A C model had a hard time keeping up with a Metro III. Good times...

 

[say again]

I miss the good ole prop days!! Though on a rare occasion I do get to fly a King Air 200 for a few hrs.

 

[Rook]

Try a 13 leg day in a Metro II with no auto-pilot...

Uphill, in the snow, both ways??:beer:

j/k flew t-props in a past life.

 

[WSurf]

Then again these aren't your ordinary prop airplanes. Check out the new Flightdeck for the ATR/600.

http://www.atraircraft.com/public/a...14&PHPSESSID=3b2ef5779ccc895754560591a5875c49


And the Q400 performance.

www.q400.com


Not the old EMB120's, Metro, 1900's and Dash's of the old days.

 

[LanceAir]

"coasting to landings by idling the engines."

that's in the linked article above...not sure who is operating with the cost effective dead stick landings...

though the rise of the turbo-prop means more "regional" level jobs, and less "major" level jobs, looks like i ll be in the Beech a little longer than expected

 

[Whydoitry]

As long as pay is commensurate with the size/passenger carrying capabilities of the airplane, who cares if it's a jet or a prop. The bigger the airplane the bigger the pay check. If I can make $120,000 flying 50 pax in a jet, I expect to make at least $20,000 more flying 70 in a prop or a jet.

 

[NEDude]

Did 11 legs in one day on upgrade IOE in the Beech 1900 a few years back.

 

[LowlyPropCapt]

"coasting to landings by idling the engines."

that's in the linked article above...not sure who is operating with the cost effective dead stick landings...

though the rise of the turbo-prop means more "regional" level jobs, and less "major" level jobs, looks like i ll be in the Beech a little longer than expected

Man that avatar gets me everytime.

 

[WSurf]

Man that avatar gets me everytime.

Yea me too. Have you seen the tree that was floating around the net. Funny too!

 

[zasca]

Too bad it can't be like british airways or UPS. Making the same rate, regardless of how big the airplane is... A lot of senior guys in Majors across the pond fly the Dash!!! It's more based on what type of schedule/lifestyle you want, rather than chasing types for the cash.

 

[BoilerUP]

Athough the rise of the turbo-prop means more "regional" level jobs, and less "major" level jobs, looks like i ll be in the Beech a little longer than expected

Be much less concerned about large turboprops taking away major jobs than large "small jets".

 

[CA1900]

Hell yeah, nothing like a 7+ legs a day on the mighty SAAB. Puts some hair on your chest, makes you into a real man

Please.... that thing's a Cadillac compared to a hand-flown 1900!



Know why the 1900 has its yoke mounted to the dash instead of a column?

To make room for the pilot's balls.

 

[Gr82Aviate]

Was there any reason for this?

$$$$$$$$$$$$$$!!