Originally Posted by
BSOuthisplace
Yea the biggest cost of the lifecycle extension program is the structural work, not the avionics. Just think about an airframe taking 80,000 take offs and landings, 80,000 pressure cycles. Remember the Aloha 737? I don't know if I'd be cool taking it to 120,000 even after a refurb.
I had a FAA guy in my Jumpseat who was the second guy every typed in the Dash 8. He did certification on the 100's and 300's. He actually gave types to many of our pilots still here.
When he left the jumpseat he said, "I've flown many planes in my life and I'll tell you one thing.... This thing is a tank! No way in hell can you break the wings off this baby." LOL