Here's to you Turbo-Prop Man.....

[lepus]

don't lump all jet guys into that category! i fly ndb approaches in an all steam gauge jet. no flight director either. RAW DATA!

Ho no those guys that fly for fedex UPs flying 727 DC9 i feel for you it's just these RJ guys who have 900 hours and think they are the best. Then they become captains and still think they are the best. Just take all the autimation away and see how they can fly.

 

[acbarney]

Story1

LWB West Virginia circa 1996...
WX...SCT TSTORMS
AC-B1900

PAX(old lady in fur coat)..Is this thing safe to fly in this weather?

Captain...Oh yeah, this thing is state of the art, got all the bells and whistles, hell I don't even know what half that stuff does.

PAX...Stunned, look on face, boards the aircraft anyway.

Me...crying cause I'm laughing so hard.

Story 2

PIT Circa 1996
WX...PIT Circa1996
AC B1900

Due to Ramp controller screw up, we come face to face with a Doorknob on Y south. Snow piled two feet high on both sides. Ramp says "sorry can one of you guys turn around?" Doorknob...."no way" (taxi way is maybe 35 ft wide). Captain after contemplating the situation and length of delay we are about to face while waiting for a tug to push someone (back in those days there were no tugs for props), says "don't tell anyone I did this".. proceeds to do a three point turn on the taxiway, and we're off.

 

[skygirl1968]

Chicks Dig Beta.....:beer: imp:

he11 yeah we do!

 

[Princedietrich]

You gotta love an airplane that proudly announces "Hey everyone, I'm here!" as it pulls onto the ramp with that awesome beta growl.

Redline to the marker (the MIDDLE one), slap it into idle, dump flaps, hang on through the balloon, and still put it down on the piano keys.

But my alltime favorite would have to be the SWA 737 on approach in front of me into CLE. A whopping 60 knot overtake. In a VAN! If only I could have seen the looks on their faces when that went out over the radio.

Props to the turboprops! :beer: