Which type would you prefer?

[popaviator]

Would you rather fly a Challenger 300 or a Piaggio P180?

 

[derg]

Waaaait. That username sounds familiar!


Sent from my TRS-80

 

[popaviator]

I'm baaaaaack. lol what's up

 

[SteveC]

Would you rather fly a Challenger 300 or a Piaggio P180?

Pretty open ended question - tough to answer without lots more information.

Day trips, multi-day trips, or multi-week charter broker trips?
Out-and-backs with productivity sits, or multi-leg marathons?
Charter or corporate or fractional?
Pay scales?
Call-out requirements?
Staffing levels per plane?
Hard days off?

 

[moeflyin]

Piaggio P180 hands down

 

[dasleben]

+1 to SteveC

 

[Autothrust Blue]

+1 to SteveC

And then, if that worked out equally...

Piaggio P180 hands down

Because beta.

 

[dasleben]

And then, if that worked out equally...

Because beta.

I'd actually side with the CL300 in that case, because 1) Type rating, and 2) JJJEEEEETTTTTSSSSS.

 

[Autothrust Blue]

I'd actually side with the CL300 in that case, because 1) Type rating, and 2) JJJEEEEETTTTTSSSSS.

Prop trash, unite!

 

[Beep]

Pretty open ended question - tough to answer without lots more information.

Day trips, multi-day trips, or multi-week charter broker trips?
Out-and-backs with productivity sits, or multi-leg marathons?
Charter or corporate or fractional?
Pay scales?
Call-out requirements?
Staffing levels per plane?
Hard days off?

The job is the important thing, an aircraft is just a piece of machinery!

 

[WacoFan]

I'd have to say...Lodestar would be my first pick. Then, DC-3 or C-46 and then into Connies, DC-4 (so I could fly a Carvair) and maybe something like a Martin 404.

You gave a couple of weird choices initially.

 

[Dugie8]

Challenger. Only because it has an APU.

 

[dasleben]

But seriously, not to say that the P180 wouldn't be fun, but if all things are equal and you're looking to progress in the future, take the CL300.

 

[mastermags]

B-17 for $50,000 Alex

 

[Tommay85]

I'd take the catfish if those are the choices.

 

[Tommay85]

I'd actually side with the CL300 in that case, because 1) Type rating, and 2) JJJEEEEETTTTTSSSSS.

"SMOOOOOOOTH"

 

[atracnitrix]

I'd take the catfish if those are the choices.

AHHHHH!!!! You beat me to the catfish pun!

 

[bustinminimums]

Non hust kit 707 or 727 or DC-8. Loud smokey engines and irritated noise complainers for everyone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[derg]

Question from the sidebar here, but does a CRJ type cover the Challenger series?

I know very little about RJ's other than far too many of their pilots have "In N Out Burger" stickers on their flight kits.

 

[N519AT]

Question from the sidebar here, but does a CRJ type cover the Challenger series?

I know very little about RJ's other than far too many of their pilots have "In N Out Burger" stickers on their flight kits.

As far as I can recall, the only Challenger it covers is the Challenger 800/850 (?) which is basically is a CRJ200 in an corporate configuration. All of the other Challengers, the 300, 600, 601, 604 & 605 aren't covered by that type but different ones.