SF340 Mesaba in ATL

[SEVEN]

Where do the Saab fly out of ATL? Besides HHH and TRI.....

That's it for right now. Just HHH and TRI. TRI is used just as a bridge from DTW to get to ATL.

 

[777forever]

That's true...but it is also true that I am now flying to a dozen former ATR cities while burning almost twice as much fuel and taking 16 fewer people...block times aren't that much different...

Apparently heavy maintenance flights combined with the ATR frequently breaking down would have ate up the fuel saving very quickly....

 

[PeanuckleCRJ]

Does the Saab really burn that much more gas vs. seats? What is the burn plan vs. the ATR?

 

[JoeMerchant]

Does the Saab really burn that much more gas vs. seats? What is the burn plan vs. the ATR?

I wasn't comparing the ATR vs. the Saab...I was referring to the former ATR routes I now fly in 200...burning a lot more fuel and taking 16 fewer people....

 

[777forever]

Apparently heavy maintenance checks combined with the ATR frequently breaking down would have ate up the fuel saving very quickly....

fixed

 

[Flying_Hiker]

Just like a 9E 200 is restricted to 48 pax on most flights and can't carry a jumpseater in the flightdeck.

The problem with the SAAB's (other than the FAA mandated pax weights) is that the gate agents are in charge of the loads. The Saab can operate off a 4000 foot strip any day of the week, I did it in CYKF all the time (fully loaded). You might have do a flaps 15, method A (holding brakes) takeoff, which will increase you effective load, but it'll do it. The agents don't take this into consideration, nor do they count half weights most of the time.

Luckily with the new system the crew has a little more say in the matter. Just the other day we were able to get a non-rev out of HHH when the gate agent was saying no. We had to count the 2 half weights on board and the non-rev put us right at max t/o weight, but it worked.

 

[JoeMerchant]

Is that a NWA thing? At ASA, the crew always determines the load....why would the gate do it?

 

[LazyLightnin']

Is that a NWA thing? At ASA, the crew always determines the load....why would the gate do it?

Unless you're in SGF with that nazi from Comair.

 

[Superpilot92]

i saw a DAL painted Saab in MEM the other day. thats the first one ive seen painted, how many have been painted thus far?

 

[SEVEN]

i saw a DAL painted Saab in MEM the other day. thats the first one ive seen painted, how many have been painted thus far?

That's the first one. N457XJ. More to come.

 

[FORESTGUMP]

That's it for right now. Just HHH and TRI. TRI is used just as a bridge from DTW to get to ATL.

damn. DTW_TRI in a Saab? hope I never have to DH on that.

 

[WMUSIGPI]

It's not nearly as bad as a deadhead on a 200 between MSP and YUL.

 

[CptMurf]

damn. DTW_TRI in a Saab? hope I never have to DH on that.

Uhhhh....We've been doing that for years. Nothing new here.

 

[SEVEN]

damn. DTW_TRI in a Saab? hope I never have to DH on that.

That is one of the longer flights on the Saab. DTW-ROA is a long one as well. Especially with a strong headwind. The new seats do help with the comfort level a little bit. But anything over 2 hours in a small airplane gets to be a little much. I guess the only question is: Do you want turboprop service or no service at all? Answer: The Saab serves a purpose and is serving it quite well. The 200's will be parked well before an efficient turbo-prop.

 

[Joblu]

I saw a Mesaba SAAB in FLL. Where does it go from there?