Freight-Doggin' Tomorrow!
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Blip16
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gonna try, it is a good company, no forcing me into crappy conditions. pretty much everyone told me, if you are in the ice for more than 10-15min and can't escape, find a way out (divert, return, etc) not too excited about that, but i will learn quick:beer:
turbomax97
What can brown do for you?
OOTSK! Welcome!:rawk:
Blip16
Well-Known Member
Maybe, I know they had an extra one down there
Pilotforhire587
Lycra Man
CONGRATS DUDE!!! Where are you gonna be flying?
Hootie
Old Skool
Congrats!!
I had a United jumpseater last week. He went from the 172 to 402 to DC10! Those were the days
Bandit_Driver
Gold Member
Sweet, Congrats!
Have fun and just watch out for hot and heavy. The 402 can be a pig but is fun to fly.
Have fun and just watch out for hot and heavy. The 402 can be a pig but is fun to fly.
scooter2525
Very well Member
So... how was it?
dasleben
That's just, like, your opinion, man
Congrats! I agree: The 402 is fun but it can be a pig when you're carrying a load. Enjoy that. 
By the way...As a former safety committee guy at Cape Air, I ended up hearing a few fun "events" from pilots in the region while the ASAP program was being worked on. All I can say is this: Don't get into the all-too-common habit of saying "It's just a 402." Yes, it's a piston twin, but the brakes are terrible and the performance is lacking at high gross weights. Case in point: Accel/stop at MTOW on a hot day (even at sea level) can exceed 5000 feet, and that's what's published. Plenty of balled up airplanes in the NTSB database caused by pilots who didn't think to look at the numbers before departure because, well, it's "just a piston twin."
Okay, I'm off my soapbox, sorry! That was just one of my biggest pet peeves when I was there.
By the way...As a former safety committee guy at Cape Air, I ended up hearing a few fun "events" from pilots in the region while the ASAP program was being worked on. All I can say is this: Don't get into the all-too-common habit of saying "It's just a 402." Yes, it's a piston twin, but the brakes are terrible and the performance is lacking at high gross weights. Case in point: Accel/stop at MTOW on a hot day (even at sea level) can exceed 5000 feet, and that's what's published. Plenty of balled up airplanes in the NTSB database caused by pilots who didn't think to look at the numbers before departure because, well, it's "just a piston twin."
Okay, I'm off my soapbox, sorry! That was just one of my biggest pet peeves when I was there.
Blip16
Well-Known Member
I have noticed the brakes really do suck! I need to work on slowing it down when landing, and with 5 legs a day I get 5 chances to practice lol.
Overall I like it and it flies really nice, very stable, and decently quick for 35yrs old with crappy paint still truest out around 182kts.
I don't like when I have to slow down to follow a crj though.....
Monday I am solo! I hope the weather isn't too bad because I tried to get ice yesterday and fly towards tsra but there was none to be found so I guess I get to learn that on my own
Overall I like it and it flies really nice, very stable, and decently quick for 35yrs old with crappy paint still truest out around 182kts.
I don't like when I have to slow down to follow a crj though.....
Monday I am solo! I hope the weather isn't too bad because I tried to get ice yesterday and fly towards tsra but there was none to be found so I guess I get to learn that on my own