Mesaba Saabs in LGA
03-29-2011, 07:01 AM
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Well, I'm not on the Mesaba side of things (officially) yet, but I miss the glory days of LGA flying. Great place to make money...er...and that's about it!
I can't wait to do some open time in LGA once our merger is complete!
I can't wait to do some open time in LGA once our merger is complete!
03-31-2011, 07:24 AM
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Someone asked on the ramp freq last night about how the saabs can push so that they aren't blocking up the whole alleyway. Frankly I love when the saabs push with all the extra junk they drag along cause it causes a little bit of chaos for 5 or so minutes and making money is what its all about.
03-31-2011, 07:34 AM
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Originally Posted by naley70b
Someone asked on the ramp freq last night about how the saabs can push so that they aren't blocking up the whole alleyway. Frankly I love when the saabs push with all the extra junk they drag along cause it causes a little bit of chaos for 5 or so minutes and making money is what its all about.
They won't do it now, but I bet they do after the first passenger passes out from the heat this summer.
03-31-2011, 08:07 AM
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Originally Posted by Bartok
The answer to that riddle is let us start one engine prior to pushback.
They won't do it now, but I bet they do after the first passenger passes out from the heat this summer.
They won't do it now, but I bet they do after the first passenger passes out from the heat this summer.
04-01-2011, 04:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Bartok
The answer to that riddle is let us start one engine prior to pushback.
They won't do it now, but I bet they do after the first passenger passes out from the heat this summer.
They won't do it now, but I bet they do after the first passenger passes out from the heat this summer.
Colgan operated the SAAB there for 11 years. They are not going to let you start an engine at the gate. They are pretty good about hooking up air.
04-01-2011, 06:57 PM
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It sucked flying an airplane with weak batteries. You try to start up, abort the start due to insufficient juice, then hold up the show waiting for ground ops to roll out a GPU. Only in LaGarbage...
04-01-2011, 09:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Avroman
What is so horrible about starting the right engine at the gate there when it works everywhere else?
Now the excuse is pushing back with a tow bar may put the pushback operator too close to a spinning prop while turning. Understandable, so Mesaba needs to get some sleds out there and train the LGA ground guys to use them.
04-01-2011, 09:38 PM
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Originally Posted by Flyboy8784
Welcome to the THUNDER DOME boys and girls!
How you folks liking/Disliking the US Airways flying so far????
How you folks liking/Disliking the US Airways flying so far????
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