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Old 11-24-2020 | 08:43 PM
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Originally Posted by wrxpilot
Ha! Awesome reference!

I used to fly the Brasilia, and most pax really liked the plane. But I think it was more for the novelty... Many of them took pics with it, ha ha.
The Japanese tourists would take pics. Kind of like an amusement park ride.
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Old 11-24-2020 | 09:38 PM
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Hope they don’t come back in the states, at least for big city pairs like they used to. Flew in the back of a Colgan q400 when they were still kind of new and wasn’t impressed at all, still a shaky prop. I feel like the dash8 was quieter although it felt like a 45 min flight took forever.
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Old 11-24-2020 | 10:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Skylarking
Agreed. Also, if it has a better air conditioning system than the CRJ-200 and pax don't have to gate check their bags it's a win for them.....
Ooo good call. Baggage space is a must too. Fix all those things and you have a great regional plane.
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Old 11-25-2020 | 03:47 AM
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I think there’s a big difference between folks complaining and folks booking around a particular aircraft. If it’s cheap enough or if it’s the only game in town, they’ll fly it.
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Old 11-25-2020 | 03:59 AM
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Originally Posted by Bahamasflyer
I think you guys are far too worried about extremists like AOC and other "Green New Deal" types having influence in this. She's only a rookie congresswoman who probably has just a 20% approval rating outside her district. They can jump up and down and scream all they want, but remember that Mitch McConnell still controls what legislation will come for a vote, and he's one tough SOB.

He's going to laugh when they try to get a radical bill through the senate.
Agreed.

A little more than 100,000 people voted for her in a district where a glass of water with a -D next to their name would win in a land slide. 30 years ago, without twitter and the internet, no one would know who she is. Today she is a liability for the Democratic Party as she is the de facto face of the party.

The Democrats have serious problems coming in 2022 and 2024, if recent election results are a bell weather. Now is not the time to advance a nebulous climate agenda.

To sum this up - I’m not worried about climate change legislation affecting our industry any time soon.
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Old 11-25-2020 | 05:18 AM
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Originally Posted by jumppilot
Agreed.

A little more than 100,000 people voted for her in a district where a glass of water with a -D next to their name would win in a land slide. 30 years ago, without twitter and the internet, no one would know who she is. Today she is a liability for the Democratic Party as she is the de facto face of the party.

The Democrats have serious problems coming in 2022 and 2024, if recent election results are a bell weather. Now is not the time to advance a nebulous climate agenda.

To sum this up - I’m not worried about climate change legislation affecting our industry any time soon.
I’d agree with this. The most radical green policy affecting our industry would be some type of environmental tax on fuel. That would increase operating cost making some aircraft types more appealing than others. If fuel stays cheap, the 50 seaters and other old and inefficient types have some life left in them. If the price of fuel goes up significantly, they will be shown a nice parking spot in the desert.
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Old 11-25-2020 | 06:41 AM
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I think “the industry” has done plenty for carbon footprint since March 2020. Half the fleet is at 0% emissions.

back to being scared about other stuff....

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Old 11-25-2020 | 08:24 AM
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Yeah we won't have to worry about climate regulation. We should worry more about adjusting newly built models to extreme weather. Like landing with XXX/20G70, hepa filters strong enough for forest fire smoke, amphibious options, etc
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Old 11-25-2020 | 01:21 PM
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Originally Posted by hydrostream
OK. Well they are fun to fly. LoL
So is flying a 172 on days off.
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Old 11-25-2020 | 01:27 PM
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Originally Posted by NoYoureOnGuard
Literally heard a PAX today in ATL say "Well atleast it's not a prop plane" while looking at a CRJ200 out the window.
Bingo. What I have heard, as well. Of course the SEA Concourse C has Q400s and E175s. No comparison in the PAX mind.
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