Piedmont...get rid of those Dash 8's

[no1pilot2000]

I took a trip on Piedmont a week ago. The crews were nice but no matter where you sit in this airplane, those damned Dash 8's are the NOISIEST damned airplanes I have ever took a airline trip in. Is there a quieter turbo prop they can get or even a small RJ (E135 or 140) maybe.

 

[CA1900]

An RJ? Not if they want to make money, no.

 

[no1pilot2000]

Ok... the RJ's are not the right choice for Piedmont. Is there a quieter turbo prop (if one exists) they can use for their operations? Maybe they can use the Q400 with the noise reduction technology?

 

[propsarebest]

You haven't heard loud until you have sat in a...

-Metro
-Jetstream 31
-Fokker 27

 

[CX880]

You haven't heard loud until you have sat in a...

-Metro
-Jetstream 31
-Fokker 27

Or the back of an MD80. That's louder than any prop I've been on.

 

[no1pilot2000]

How about a Saab 340 or Saab 2000? Any better or worse than a Dash8?

 

[CX880]

How about a Saab 340 or Saab 2000? Any better or worse than a Dash8?

Saabs are VERY loud.

 

[G2T]

It's a prop, what do you want? Really, when you get the dash to cruise and pull the props back to 900RPM, it isn't very loud at all. Take off and landing, now that's another story. Like someone else said, you put the Dash next to something like a JBall or Metro with those Garretts and it sounds like nothing.

 

[Whataburger]

You know what's noisy? Chuck Norris round housing you in the ear!!!!! Thats noisy.

 

[WSurf]

I took a trip on Piedmont a week ago. The crews were nice but no matter where you sit in this airplane, those damned Dash 8's are the NOISIEST damned airplanes I have ever took a airline trip in. Is there a quieter turbo prop they can get or even a small RJ (E135 or 140) maybe.

This from a guy that flies a Warrior, 150, 172!! Nice! Rock on dude!!

Actually in cruise I find our Dash 8 300's are quieter then a RJ. However on Takeoff it is surely a load beast!!!!!

There are times I wish I was in a jet, but then again when I am on a 10 mile final and still at 8,000ft and can still put it on the numbers it brings a smile to my face!!!

 

[727C47]

get rid of the dash8? Bring back the Dash 7 !!!

 

[CX880]

There are times I wish I was in a jet, but then again when I am on a 10 mile final and still at 8,000ft and can still put it on the numbers it brings a smile to my face!!!

You can do that in a jet too and still be at 41000feets above the clouds.

 

[N813CA]

I fly the RJ now, still loved the Dash 8

 

[zasca]

The dash is nice because there is no tattler box to bust you for using the airplane's "full" potential...

 

[Sig]

Piedmont,

Quit hiring the No1pilot2000 dorks! They are flamebaiting turds that are as cool as Instructordude, yet aren't as funny as JimboRealGoodPilot.

Once again, we fell for it...

 

[kf4amu]

Piedmont could switch their fleet to RJ's then quickly go out of business because everyone would be going around, taxiing at 2mph, refusing to go around parked aircraft because they only have 200 yards clearance, and cancel the flight when the nosewheel steering is inop (can't do the 90 degree turn taking the runway).

The economics of an extremely experienced pilot group flying RJ's, never mind the fuel cost, does not make financial sense.

 

[propsarebest]

The dash is nice because there is no tattler box to bust you for using the airplane's "full" potential...

Tell me about it... When I was at QXE, I can't count how many times i heard the overspeed clacker on climbout...


P.S., you can here it alllll the way in the back row...

 

[Smoking Man]

You haven't heard loud until you have sat in a...

-Metro
-Jetstream 31
-Fokker 27

When we would taxi the F-27 everyone would cover their ears even if they had hearing protection on, we called it the Fokker salute.

The Dornier 328 was a very quiet turbo prop,I still miss flying that airplane.

 

[no1pilot2000]

Ok... some like the Dash8 and some may not like this aircraft.

Onto other things. Have a question for Dash8 pilots. What are the two levers between the throttles and the flap lever?

 

[Jar Jar]

why don't you refuse to fly on it then? the only way airways (not pdt) will replace the dash is if the customer changes his behavior. right now the majority buy based on price then schedule. very few buy based on aircrafy type. so why the hell should airways replace the cheapest seat/mile aircraft in their regional fleet? they won't. people whine about this little junky dirty noisy plane all day long. but at the end of the day they all still get on, sit down, strap in, shut up, and we still get their money.