Originally Posted by
Turbosina
The other day we were doing an SFO-RDM leg in the Can't Really Jet, up at FL310. Around RBL I noticed traffic at our 3 o'clock, down around FL240. Soon I realized he was paralleling our course exactly, and matching our speed. Then we figured out (since we were both on the same frequency) that the traffic was one of your Q400s, also going into RDM.
For a good 100 miles that Q stayed right with us, even at M.74. I had no idea that bird could hustle so fast! Only when we pushed it up to .79 in the descent did we pull ahead. What do you guys usually cruise at?
Doing .74 at cruise? I'm assuming you were in the deuce and not the longer younger siblings. Can't remember a time I have cruised below .77 in the 900 unless we had to pull it back for LRC due to wx or holding ahead.