tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10991135.post112357583324462050..comments2024-03-24T05:42:24.847-05:00Comments on Taking Wing: Notes & ObservationsSam Weigelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06332414897030323612noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10991135.post-1129625558243734242005-10-18T03:52:00.000-05:002005-10-18T03:52:00.000-05:00Qantas are getting Q400's soon. They look very lon...Qantas are getting Q400's soon. They look very long in the photos but that is only because I am used to the 100's =)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10991135.post-1123794957319102892005-08-11T16:15:00.000-05:002005-08-11T16:15:00.000-05:00I see the Q400 in YVR every so often. Neat looking...I see the Q400 in YVR every so often. Neat looking plane. I'm a huge Dash 8 fan. When I got into my career, all i wanted was to live in Kelowna and fly the Dash for Canadian Regional Airlines. I'm still hoping I get to fly it one day.Lost Av8rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08096008783177892349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10991135.post-1123656394561615302005-08-10T01:46:00.000-05:002005-08-10T01:46:00.000-05:00Heh. I can totally see the media digging up that s...Heh. I can totally see the media digging up that statement if something should ever happen to me on a repo flight, God forbid. So for posterity's sake, let me clarify:<BR/><BR/>I do not goof around on empty legs. I don't exceed aircraft or company limitations. I don't yank-n-bank. I don't do stupid things like intentionally setting off the stick shaker. If the chief pilot was hanging out in my jumpseat on a repo leg, I don't think he'd see anything that'd upset him.<BR/><BR/>The reason that I say the Q400 is a very fun plane to fly when empty is because when you put 10000 horsepower on 43000 lbs of airplane, it's a freaking monster. The acceleration and climb rate is staggering. You can climb out at barber pole and still be climbing at 2000 fpm. The plane also handles nicer, and you can land in rather short distances. So basically you do everything the same as with pax on board...the resulting performance is just a lot more eye-popping.Sam Weigelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06332414897030323612noreply@blogger.com