Originally Posted by
Quint
What was nice about the ATR was the "hotel" mode, especially on a cold day. Rampers even liked it because they had warm air blowing on them when loading the aft. I always wondered if any other non-APU turboprops had that feature.
It was an option on the Saab a "prop brake." It ran off of the hydraulic system. From what I've heard very few people actually bought the option. Don't know if it was a cost issue, or a safety issue. Colgan has none.