ATR 72 Question

[WSurf]

It was intended with a sense of humor loser boy. You go into a 2500' strip with an ATR-72? How many people on board is that?......like 10?

Loser boy?? So was mine... Didn't you see the LOL!!!! It was joke back at yea!!! Settle down!! It was in a Dash 8...

Remember its all about girth not length!!! ;-)

 

[DGdaPilot]

Loser boy?? So was mine... Didn't you see the LOL!!!! It was joke back at yea!!! Settle down!! It was in a Dash 8...

Remember its all about girth not length!!! ;-)

Truce. Apples and oranges, though. The discussion is concerning the mighty French Tractor. Not the Twin Otter XL.

 

[WSurf]

Truce. Apples and oranges, though. The discussion is concerning the mighty French Tractor. Not the Twin Otter XL.

No Problem!! See what happens when to pilots just throw there sh$t out on the table..... Things get done!!

Twin Otter XL!! I like that!! Only if the Dash still had a fixed gear!!

Cya!

 

[LowlyPropCapt]

Twotter XL! I love it! I gotta make a bag sticker that says that!

Even 2500 feet is not really a big deal for landing in the Dash. Min demonstrated landing distance in -8 with flaps 35 at max gross landing wieght runs about 1600 feet and a little change. Takeoff from that distance is obviously a tad more interesting... To get max payload (still very restricted) you'd need flaps 15... Not too fun if you bag a motor. You wouldn't like the climb you'd see, I'd wager.

I have flown both the ATR and Dash. Both are good airplanes, and the ATR is better when it comes to being able to take people/bags/gas. When it comes to short feild performance and slow speed handling, the Dash is in a class by itself.

 

[DGdaPilot]

I loved the ATR. My dream is for Eagle to run all ATR-72-500s and CRJ-700s. hahaha Who am I kidding?!

 

[geardown]

TwinOtter XLRG

and there you have it!

 

[Sig]

Now that's funny, I don't care who you are.

 

[ifly4food]

I think it is either ASA or ACA flying the 72 into Hilton Head, SC

Can someone please fill me in on any operational restrictions due to runway length, temperature, ZFW etc etc..

I know the Dash 8/100's usually have to bump 5 or so perople in the summer season.

I js out of there once in a while but dont want to show up thinking there are 7 open seats to find out that they need 10

Thanks in advance

It's ASA ATR 72s.

I've done HXD several times now in the ATR. I was also one of the last ones to make it out on the "windy day".

We haul up to 66 in and never more than 55 out. If it's hot (above 70) we'll take 45-50 out. The loads have been very good, so you can probably forget about being able to jumpseat. While most ASA ATR captains will count kids and massage the numbers to get j/sers on in most places, HXD is not one of them! The ATR is at the edge of its performance envelope. I've had to bump bags twice (ASA refuses to bump people, they'd rather go witn NO BAGS). I've only taken a non-rev once.

I have a reputation for NOT resembling a metaphor for a cat, but I was "max pucker factor" the first time I flew in and out. That runway looks EXTREMELY short and narrow from the window of an ATR 72. We generally make a normal landing (no need to do an EYW carrier landing), but don't be high/fast and get on the brakes and reverse a little harder then normal. The ATR 72 can stop in about 1000 feet at max weight if needed, the stopping power is incredible. On takeoff, I usually let them spool up a bit before releasing the brakes. At 47,000 lbs, we rotated 2/3 of the way down the runway. On taxi, they tell us to maintain the centerline precisely because it's a 9' wingtip clearance.

The night before the "windy day" we had to do the LOC approach with a 15 kt crosswind. That was "interesting". The next afternoon, it was 20 gusting to 30 and the ATR got airborne three times prior to V1/Vr. When we finally took off, the turbulence at 50' was "intense" due to the trees effect. The FO was flying and he did a great job.

It's funny, when we come in and out the people in HXD just stand at the FBO or the fence and watch us like we're a 747. I think the ATR must be the largest scheduled airplane ever to fly in there.

We stay at the Westin, right on the beach. Nice hotel, but very pricey to eat and drink there, even with the 20% off they give us. The hotel won't take us out to eat either. We have a contract with the hotel through August, so we probably won't switch before then.

 

[DGdaPilot]

Long live the ATRrrrrrrgh