Flying a dash 8

USMC-SGT said:
I fly the "megawhacker" which is the 400 and we are typically not of the roadblock variety. We are slower than a jet but today during cruise at FL200 and we were behind a CRJ and when center asked for speeds we were at 275 and they were at 300. They can certainly go faster but at the levels we fly at which is no higher than 250 we are keeping up with the guys that hang around that low.
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T-props representin! Thats a pretty good hustle from what I had seen and heard, although I read the Q version (I am guessing thats what you are referring to) can do a pretty good clip.

I did witness what looked like a 140kias, 500fpm initial climb while jump seating on a DH2, however it was full so that could be why.
 
Yes, Q version....you would not see 140kias with 500fpm out of us in a climb even if we were single engine with the remaining engine on fire. I only have around 130 hours in the plane since it started flying Feb 4th but so far I have been impressed.
 
BobDDuck said:
A yes, the difference between regionals who actually pay for their own gas, and those who have daddy pay for it.
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Its not just that. Its mainly (for me) because the plane is so dang loud on the gound with both motors running. Its so much quieter with only one engine going.
 
We do single engine taxi in the 200 all the time. Well ill rephrase that, the company has got approval to do single engine taxi. Most Captains that I fly with still don’t do it. It’s a blast to fly and under 10K we can keep up with the flow of traffic.
 
Rayflyoz said:
We do single engine taxi in the 200 all the time. Well ill rephrase that, the company has got approval to do single engine taxi. Most Captains that I fly with still don’t do it. It’s a blast to fly and under 10K we can keep up with the flow of traffic.
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Actually, on the -200 at QX they do taxi with both engines running, just one of em is pulled back into feather. Saves about 100pph or so (been a while, so I'm not sure of the exact number) by doing that. The -400 was going to try that, but apparently there were a number of powerplant messages as a result. Both airplanes are a lot of fun to fly though.
 
Flyin 1500 said:
Actually, on the -200 at QX they do taxi with both engines running, just one of em is pulled back into feather. Saves about 100pph or so (been a while, so I'm not sure of the exact number) by doing that. The -400 was going to try that, but apparently there were a number of powerplant messages as a result. Both airplanes are a lot of fun to fly though.
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Umm yea that was what I meant by saying single engine taxi. And thats how it is listed in the ops manual.
 
Flyin 1500 said:
Actually, on the -200 at QX they do taxi with both engines running, just one of em is pulled back into feather. Saves about 100pph or so (been a while, so I'm not sure of the exact number) by doing that. The -400 was going to try that, but apparently there were a number of powerplant messages as a result. Both airplanes are a lot of fun to fly though.
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I love the sound it makes when they do that:rawk:
 
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