SKW Portland Brasilia Base Closure

[GypsyPilot]

Those that never got to do the pnw flying missed out. It really is the best flying you came do in the lower 48.

Agreed. I was FAT based but flowed up to PDX through LMT a few times. Lots of fun, really enjoyed everything up there! PDX-EUG shuttle, SMF-CEC-ACV, flying in OTH (free candy bars!) on IOE, etc.

Really fun stuff, and overall that plane really made me a much better pilot in many ways.

 

[Seggy]

Sounds just like Colgan, I bet you wish you'd known back then that local weather effects were fictional.

You know they have bad weather in other parts of the country besides Alaska, right?

 

[Autothrust Blue]

PUH-LEEEEEEEEZ be tail numbers that end in "YV" or the lower of the "2XXSW" numbers.

And N582.

 

[etflies]

And N582.

Nah, 582 has electric seats. I'd take those over any of the stupid old mechanical ones any day.

 

[Autothrust Blue]

Nah, 582 has electric seats. I'd take those over any of the stupid old mechanical ones any day.

Eh, okay, I guess you're right...

 

[alaskadrifter]

You know they have bad weather in other parts of the country besides Alaska, right?

You're like a fish that bites the bait, gets thrown back and bites the bait again.

 

[Seggy]

You're like a fish that bites the bait, gets thrown back and bites the bait again.

The Alaska Mafia is in full force today!

 

[Cessnaflyer]

ATR-42s for you! Would they buy new TPs to replace the Bros?

 

[Autothrust Blue]

ATR-42s for you! Would they buy new TPs to replace the Bros?

-shrugs-

My perception is that HDQ has had its hands so very full getting the 175 on the property, I'm not sure what's next. I wouldn't mind adding a Dash 8 type rating, either. Who knows.

 

[Cessnaflyer]

-shrugs-

My perception is that HDQ has had its hands so very full getting the 175 on the property, I'm not sure what's next. I wouldn't mind adding a Dash 8 type rating, either. Who knows.

The economics of TPs are hard to beat it will be interesting to see what happens next.

 

[Autothrust Blue]

The economics of TPs are hard to beat it will be interesting to see what happens next.

* assuming they aren't broken all the time

 

[Cherokee_Cruiser]

How many pilots does this affect, how big was this PDX EM2 base?

 

[crfguy51]

I believe it was ~20 crews.

 

[pete2800]

-shrugs-

My perception is that HDQ has had its hands so very full getting the 175 on the property, I'm not sure what's next. I wouldn't mind adding a Dash 8 type rating, either. Who knows.

If you guys get any model of Dash, I'm going to be rather afraid.

 

[GypsyPilot]

If you guys get any model of Dash, I'm going to be rather afraid.

I very seriously doubt that will happen. They had their chance a couple of years ago, and wanted absolutely nothing to do with it. That was straight from the mouth of Jerry Atkin (SkyWest CEO) to my transition class.

 

[Cessnaflyer]

If you guys get any model of Dash, I'm going to be rather afraid.

I loved the one with the old steam gauges! Almost as fun as flipping around in a citabria.

 

[Autothrust Blue]

I very seriously doubt that will happen. They had their chance a couple of years ago, and wanted absolutely nothing to do with it. That was straight from the mouth of Jerry Atkin (SkyWest CEO) to my transition class.

Yeah, basically that.