Skyway..

[fastbird]

Dat's whaat sum peepel said bout us.

 

[sbn340mech]

Since the 1900s are going away and since this company loves turbo-props so much...I hear that the 328s are getting STC'd to remove the jet engines and props installed. Apparently, this will make the transition to the 328 better for us 1900 drivers? I guess. Hey maybe chicks will dig this too?

Why go through all that when they can just get some 328 turboprops which was the original brilliant design by the Germans. They were puzzled though when nobody bought them. Pratt&Whitney came to the rescue with thier almighty 306B engine which was lucky to make 1500 hrs on wing. TBO is around 4000 hrs

I think they have all the kinks worked out now.

 

[fastbird]

C'mon...if you're going to STC something upgrade the props to jets. It'd just take a couple of pylons, some duct tape for the wings, and flimsy plastic to cover where the prop levers go in the cockpit.

 

[Dumbluck]

They make different colors of duct tape. I like the gold they can put four stripes of gold duct tape on the left and three stripes of gold on the right.

 

[fastbird]

Nah, they would opt for the silver and red, two-tone stripes like the uniforms have. This way, they can spent double the amount of simple gold stripes.

 

[Dumbluck]

how much duct tape would it take to hang a engine? I know it takes about three to tape a person to a rafter (Using name brand duct tape not cheap stuff from the dollar store). Any ideas

 

[sbn340mech]

If you wanna convert those turboprops don't forget to add the APU, since the prop jobs didn't have them.

 

[Propsync]

If you wanna convert those turboprops don't forget to add the APU, since the prop jobs didn't have them.

Actually, I think PSA had apu's in theirs. AWis. didn't. Don't know how all of the Aspen/Horizon/Lone Star/Great Plains birds were configured.

On the lighter side, I think you just have to pull the duct tape from the leading edge to secure an engine swap. Looking at my systems manual..... Oh, those are deice boots, nevermind. Whoever thought silver deice boots were a good idea anyway?

 

[migio]

The pax like the silver leading edges because they think they are hot wings! Oh how some are easily fooled!!!

 

[migio]

Propsync,yes,i am kicking myself in the ass for leaving there now! (I take it you heard the recent news)

 

[sbn340mech]

do most pax even know what deice boots or hot leading edges are?? should I be giving them more credit?

yeah those deice boots were a great idea. I swore the next place I worked would have a non deice boot fleet, Yeah right. I have fond memories of changing a horiz. stab boot on a SF340 in GRR in Jan. Pulled the leading edge off on the ramp on a 10 ft ladder and changed the boot in the baggage room while almost getting run over by rampers who thought they had a future in NASCAR

 

[Beechman]

They make different colors of duct tape. I like the gold they can put four stripes of gold duct tape on the left and three stripes of gold on the right.

Speaking of three and four stripes...are my eyes bad or on the ME 717s are there 4 stripes on the left engine and three on the right?

 

[fastbird]

I believe the APU was an option for the props, some operators were haves and others were have nots.

But...SYX would not buy APU's even if the plumbing is already in place. They didn't buy autopilots for 1900's and I heard they asked if they Jet could operate without one.

 

[Propsync]

Speaking of three and four stripes...are my eyes bad or on the ME 717s are there 4 stripes on the left engine and three on the right?

Yes, and yes. Can you imagine how many 'focus meetings' by upper management it took to come up with the 'alternative lifestylest' accent for an airplane?

 

[fastbird]

Didn't they actually pay some advertizing group millions for that "accent" piece?