Originally Posted by
KSCessnaDriver
I seem to remember asking once way back when I worked at Ameriflight about the D models, and the answer was that the performance was worse out of many airports, due to the 1900C being an SFAR 41C airplane, versus the 1900D being Part 23 Commuter Category.
Interesting, thanks. Seems like the part 23 is the reason they STC’d the escape hatch into the cockpit. I’d guess the large fuesalage has a speed penalty, but it looks like it could nearly replace 2 metros.