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Re: Favourite Type

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propfeather wrote: Sat Mar 07, 2020 11:25 am
iflyforpie wrote: Sat Mar 07, 2020 10:42 am
shimmydampner wrote: Sat Mar 07, 2020 7:39 am
I've got to know what constitutes off strip in a 1900.
3000 feet of gravel. ;)
"Off strip" :lol:
AirportCoffee wrote: Sat Mar 07, 2020 12:23 pm Why would you take a 1900 beyond gravel? Thats what twotters are for :wink:
I guess the off strip comment came off a little grandiose :lol: considering guys in Twotters are landing on icebergs, having a smoke, then filling up out of drums and getting out of dodge. That is the truest sense of off strip.

I find the 1900 when used primarily in its airline role for any of the major feeders, provides for a very boring and stressful experience, going pavement to pavement. But to try and land on the side of a mountain (not in the paved valley :P) or onto an ice strip, or into some very tight & short gravel strips at night where you're running numbers, maxing your WATS and scraping the treeline on the way out, that's where the fun is in the 1900. Very capable machine. Never did Africa, I hear that was exciting, but in the less fun way.

I wouldn't go back and fly it today, it was very fun while it lasted. Wonderful experience.
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To be fair, it’s a lot like “off-roading”. Sure in the desert or the tundra you can do it but if you’re talking about “off roading” in a place like BC you’re probably doing it on a road or some other rough but prepared surface. Unless you’re doing rock crawling or mud bogging likely not to get anywhere in particular but just because you can as low clearance vehicles drive by within metres.

It’s like these water assisted landings and takeoffs. Really? Like, it’s cool that you can do it and all... but I see zero application in the real world since there’s probably a larger sand or gravel bar within 30 seconds of flight time and 10-20 minutes of walking, wading, or a bit of bushwhacking if you absolutely had to get to that specific address.

It’s for people who want to “play” at being bush pilots, not for serious work.
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iflyforpie wrote: Sat Mar 07, 2020 3:02 pm To be fair, it’s a lot like “off-roading”. Sure in the desert or the tundra you can do it but if you’re talking about “off roading” in a place like BC you’re probably doing it on a road or some other rough but prepared surface. Unless you’re doing rock crawling or mud bogging likely not to get anywhere in particular but just because you can as low clearance vehicles drive by within metres.

It’s like these water assisted landings and takeoffs. Really? Like, it’s cool that you can do it and all... but I see zero application in the real world since there’s probably a larger sand or gravel bar within 30 seconds of flight time and 10-20 minutes of walking, wading, or a bit of bushwhacking if you absolutely had to get to that specific address.

It’s for people who want to “play” at being bush pilots, not for serious work.
Lol "You mean that dirt road I take my X5 on going to the cottage isn't off-roading?"

"...No sir"

🙃 gotcha pie.
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pilatus 12. come out of a sand 1900 ft strip 25 min later flt level250 250tknt. exceptional versitility.it can hold ifr alt 800 miles away. the dhc6 pics pax off of 600 ft eskers and drops them at a rough gravel spot. the 12 will take over from there.
Boeing 737 200. as a kid flying into ycg it shook the whole valley on takeoff.
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Lol... the title is “favourite type”.

What did you think was going to happen?

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Mapleflt wrote: Sat Mar 07, 2020 5:15 pm So we've gone from "favorite airplane" to dick swing, another epic AvCanada thread drift
More like "helicoptering" when you get good at it.
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My favourite type of airplane is the one I am in . Why because it is in the air Cheers
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