Originally Posted by familyguy

I flew the -100 out of FLG in the winter with snow on the ground, 22 people and we were only getting 500 ft/min at 150kts. Don't get your hopes up that you will move into the PHX system, the -100 and -300 would never work out here. We tried it and canned it after only a few months. If Mesa does loose the Dash flying it will simply disappear as all the routes can and do get served by the CRJ. Unlike the east coast where smaller cities are close and abound the west coast (not including CA) is spread out. We are having to fly 2+ hours in the Dash just to find cities to serve.