Lee D
Well-Known Member
I mentioned this on another thread, but I will make it official. I have spent nearly seven years on the Brasilia and have truly loved almost every moment of it. I love flying it, and I had hoped I might make it to the so called “big leagues” with zero RJ time. But I have decided to head over to the dark side of the force flying the CRJ. I will miss flying the Brasilia and the smaller, tighter knit community of pilots and station peeps that go along with it. I have met many people while working on it that will be my friends for the rest of my life.
Folks if you ever get a chance to fly a turbo prop, especially here at SKYW, seriously consider taking it, even for just a year. Your mileage may vary, but I really enjoyed my time on it. Lots of good old stick time into both big and very little airports, in all kinds of weather. I promise you will be a better pilot for it.
I’ve been fortunate to fly the Brasilia into most of the airports that had service for it in the past seven years. From as far South as Louisiana and Texas, throughout the West and out to the Pacific coast. I have great memories flying it along the Pacific, from as far South as San Diego and North up to Portland and Seattle and most places in between. I’ve flown her in roasting hot, Las Vegas weather and nearly Arctic cold, snowy Wyoming weather. I’ve had amazingly clear days where you could see for hundreds of miles and days in the soaking coastal rains. She has taken care of me in strong, gnarly, white knuckled crosswind landings into small fields, through really rough turbulence and I even got hit by lightning once during, of all things, a snow storm. By the way she took the lightning like the honey badger takes a bee sting . . . . it just kept going, not giving a crap.
Real men and women fly or flew turboprops!!
Folks if you ever get a chance to fly a turbo prop, especially here at SKYW, seriously consider taking it, even for just a year. Your mileage may vary, but I really enjoyed my time on it. Lots of good old stick time into both big and very little airports, in all kinds of weather. I promise you will be a better pilot for it.
I’ve been fortunate to fly the Brasilia into most of the airports that had service for it in the past seven years. From as far South as Louisiana and Texas, throughout the West and out to the Pacific coast. I have great memories flying it along the Pacific, from as far South as San Diego and North up to Portland and Seattle and most places in between. I’ve flown her in roasting hot, Las Vegas weather and nearly Arctic cold, snowy Wyoming weather. I’ve had amazingly clear days where you could see for hundreds of miles and days in the soaking coastal rains. She has taken care of me in strong, gnarly, white knuckled crosswind landings into small fields, through really rough turbulence and I even got hit by lightning once during, of all things, a snow storm. By the way she took the lightning like the honey badger takes a bee sting . . . . it just kept going, not giving a crap.
Real men and women fly or flew turboprops!!
