Boris Badenov
Fortis Leader
So then not at all what I asked. Jesus, you really are a lawyer, aren't you?
Made the first turnoff, too...
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So then not at all what I asked. Jesus, you really are a lawyer, aren't you?
Boris Badenov
Fortis Leader
Worked like a champ. Instant reverse because the engines were already spooled up, unlike a PT-6 *spit*. In my experience, reverse on the 99 kicked in just about the time you didn't need it anymore. The Marquises with the -10s and four blade props were stunning. You got weight on wheels and pulled the levers over the gate and it was like hitting a freaking wall, hanging in the straps. I'm pretty sure I could get a Marquise stopped in 500 feet if my life depended on it. Another amazing airplane murdered by the Safety Mafia.
Groundpounder
Quitter
MU-2, more successful at killing American pilots than the Zero.
jtrain609
Antisocial Monster
A lawyer? No, I'm a pilot that operates aircraft that weigh more than 12,500 lbs. I mean the whole, "I can fly at approach speeds en route and then land in not much of a shorter distance than most aircraft" is cute, but the WSCOD was a beast. You could carry a pair of MU-2's with you for a few hours, and then put the plane down on a comparative postage stamp.
Oh and it also had hot wings, unlike that piece of crap you're operating now.
I'm waiting for somebody to do a cargo conversion on it. Amflight will probably be the first, and will try to argue with the FAA that they can do a short course for the Bro pilots.
jynxyjoe
Queso King
Notable mention in the category of company that killed more than Zero: Air Now (scare now).
Boris Badenov
Fortis Leader
First sign of a lawyer, denies things which are obviously true. So, counselor, put your Brakillya with a couple of jet engines grafted on down on the strip in the video, I dare ya.
PS. If memory serves, Scare Now flew Embraers, too. Coincidence? I think not.
Groundpounder
Quitter
How many did they have? I know of the fuel exhaustion crash at EEN, and the CFIT at DDH.
Tommay85
Well-Known Member
Plenty of rumors... They want them. Probably go with CRJ though
Our exemption and scope with FedEx would allow it. I give it 2 years before they get serious.
Training would probably be a day. Haha
jynxyjoe
Queso King
They did 3 in 14 months if I remember correctly, DDH being the exclamation point on the single pilot op for that fleet. Then they didn't want to comply with the upgrades for the Scare-avan because it costs too much and ice in New England and Upstate New York isn't really that big a deal. This was a decade ago for me so I don't remember all the jokes and timelines. There's a bunch of pilots up in the DDH area that would pick on Scarenow around the water cooler when things were slow. About half of them were current Scarenow pilots and the other half were ex scarenow.
You flaps in the flare man.
I'd take the 1900 out of there in my hey day - for sure. I'd need to be light, but I bet I could carry more than the Mitsi
Don't say 1900 around the Metro guys, they'll get all heady on ya!
ppragman
FLIPY FLAPS!
Don't say 1900 around the Metro guys, they'll get all heady on ya!
Well the Hondo is a better airplane than the metro - that's just it.
jynxyjoe
Queso King
Burrito
Position And Hold My Beer
Didn't they also have a love affair with a Wal-Mart? Or was that Waggins?
Groundpounder
Quitter
The third was when they crashed a Bandit into the WalMart in MHT after an engine failure. No one was hurt, thank god.
jynxyjoe
Queso King
That place was bad news. Couple MX guys in AQW used to joke that Airnow was first in straining pilots through cockpits.
Wiggins?
Bringing low prices even lower! New England has a lot of animosity toward WalMart, but they still work there. Of course the one in PSF used to be ranked worst on the east coast for 3 years in a row or 3 years close together. One guy used to sit at the front door and stare people down as they entered pointing to his "Welcome" button. He was a permanent fixture for two years.
Burrito
Position And Hold My Beer
That's the event I was thinking of.
That place was bad news. Couple MX guys in AQW used to joke that Airnow was first in straining pilots through cockpits.
Wiggins?
Bringing low prices even lower! New England has a lot of animosity toward WalMart, but they still work there. Of course the one in PSF used to be ranked worst on the east coast for 3 years in a row or 3 years close together. One guy used to sit at the front door and stare people down as they entered pointing to his "Welcome" button. He was a permanent fixture for two years.
I believe Wiggins had an incident several years ago (way before my time, at least) and inverted what was their only Twin Otter, but that may be a company myth. Who knows.
jynxyjoe
Queso King
Well you said Waggin's and I was asking if you meant Wiggins.
Groundpounder
Quitter
For the kind of flying Wiggins does, they have a pretty good safety record.