Turboprop nostalgia

[capt. megadeth]

Yeah I missed the Saab too, until I got into an airplane with AC that didn't drip on me, that I could preflight without getting first officer finger, and that didn't have to be in a descent to go 250 knots.

Even with all that, I still miss the Saab.

 

[Wankel7]

Thats right!

The Irish Concord will be back!!!!

Wankel

 

[FurloughedAgain]

Dornier 328? Gimme a break

I don't know why ANYONE would miss the Dornier 328. You can dress up a pig in a Primus 2000 and she's still a pig. The instrument panel would still fall on your lap when the velcro wore out. The toilet still wont flush unless the props are out of feather and whoever decided that "select FELCH" was a good way to command "Flight Level Change" must have been from been from SFO.

The Jetstream 31 was the last real turboprop. Johnstown, Pittsburgh, Altoona, Pittsburgh, Johnstown.
To the tune of Gilligan's Island:

Just sit right back and you'll hear the tale
Of a typical Jetstream trip
(We) Stuff nineteen paying passengers
Aboard our tiny ship.

No Drinks, no Stu, no Cockpit Door
Not a single luxury
Like Or-ville and Wilbur Wright
As primitive as can be
As primitive as can be

My armrest's stuck, my back is shot
I have a second job
The engines are not making torque
I wish I flew a Saab

We wrote one up, the boss is mad
It's me he wants to fire
I should have stayed in dental school
The majors will not hire
The majors will not hire

The freon's out, the flows are bad
No damper is installed
The passengers are turning green
The new guy is appalled

The pressure spikes, the radar's shot
The brand new engine quit
I hope I live to tell the tale
Of a typical Jetstream trp.
A-board our ti-ny ship!

 

[OrphicSeth]

The Jetstream 31 was the last real turboprop. Johnstown, Pittsburgh, Altoona, Pittsburgh, Johnstown.
To the tune of Gilligan's Island:

Just sit right back and you'll hear the tale
Of a typical Jetstream trip
(We) Stuff nineteen paying passengers
Aboard our tiny ship.

No Drinks, no Stu, no Cockpit Door
Not a single luxury
Like Or-ville and Wilbur Wright
As primitive as can be
As primitive as can be

My armrest's stuck, my back is shot
I have a second job
The engines are not making torque
I wish I flew a Saab

We wrote one up, the boss is mad
It's me he wants to fire
I should have stayed in dental school
The majors will not hire
The majors will not hire

The freon's out, the flows are bad
No damper is installed
The passengers are turning green
The new guy is appalled

The pressure spikes, the radar's shot
The brand new engine quit
I hope I live to tell the tale
Of a typical Jetstream trp.
A-board our ti-ny ship!

OH! CLASSIC! Oh the memories of the J-31!

 

[Tram]

Hahaha..

 

[The_Russian]

I remember this threat from months past. What a funny song. Now wtf is "SLM will getcha!!"?

 

[taters]

D.O.T.S.

Dirty Old Turboprop Syndrome


Its coming for you!

 

[FurloughedAgain]

You laugh, but I remember a time (and it wasn't all that long ago) when the Jetstream drivers at CHQ were envious of the Saab pilots (they had clean shirts and autopilots).

We were ALL envious of PSA when they got the Dorniers.

Yesiree. Shiny-Jet-Syndrome isn't new. This is just the latest iteration. Anybody remember when Chautauqua was going to buy Aspen Mountain Airways and pick up those Dorniers in ...when was it, 96 or 97?

Man we were drooling all over ourselves for the chance to fly that beast!

 

[Way2Broke]

SLM will getcha, Sallie Mae Finiancial, the folks that finance alot of flight training these days, and yes, if your not careful, they will get ya.

 

[Towelie]

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I didn't realize the original post was hella old.

Sorry.