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Cruz5350 03-09-2012 09:40 PM

I'm having a blast!

hockeypilot44 03-09-2012 09:40 PM

disregard.

sandrich 03-09-2012 09:43 PM

Why dont we just flop them out on the table and measure them already...


Originally Posted by Spin (Post 1148926)
What happened to the good old 19 seater turboprop. Are there many of them still around flying pax on scheduled routes?

To answer your question, yes they are still around.
Beech 1900D Production summary | Airfleets aviation
Most are overseas, but Silver and Great Lakes still have a full fleet of them. Silver is slowly starting to phase some of them out. Other companies like Era and Bering Air utilize them in Alaska.

uvuflier 03-09-2012 09:43 PM


Originally Posted by Cruz5350 (Post 1148998)
Come at me bro!

http://i0.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/...nsg8o1_400.jpg

Cruz5350 03-09-2012 09:44 PM

Obviously tprop drivers have the biggest.

sandrich 03-09-2012 09:53 PM

"Chicks dig beta?" (Don't judge me)
Or there's the classic "I'd rather screw my way through life than blow"

Cruz5350 03-09-2012 09:56 PM

I hang out in beta as much as I can cause it sounds so cool.

uvuflier 03-09-2012 10:02 PM


Originally Posted by sandrich (Post 1149002)
Why dont we just flop them out on the table and measure them already...



To answer your question, yes they are still around.
Beech 1900D Production summary | Airfleets aviation
Most are overseas, but Silver and Great Lakes still have a full fleet of them. Silver is slowly starting to phase some of them out. Other companies like Era and Bering Air utilize them in Alaska.

Getting to the original question then...

What other 19ish seaters were commonly in use?
A quick wikipedia search shows Jetstream, Twin Otter, Dornier 228, Metroliner, EMB110.

I know at least a few of these are now used by cargo companies. Maybe because boxes don't care if the plane is old, loud, and vibrates. So that's probably why they're unpopular with passengers. That and, as already stated, the overhead even for small operators is enormous.

Wingtips 03-09-2012 10:03 PM


Originally Posted by Cruz5350 (Post 1149008)
I hang out in beta as much as I can cause it sounds so cool.

I guess you forgot the guy 3 months ago who had so many failed checkrides he was about to toss in his hat in the aviation business. You should be VERY happy that GULFSTREAM, you know the Eastern SCAB company, is no longer charging YOU to work there!!!!!

Get off your horse, your just another piece of LABOR in this industry. An over educated guy who loads boxes on a truck, or digs a hole at a cemetery.

Cruz5350 03-09-2012 10:07 PM

I made more in my aviation career before I chose the flying route than you ever will. Now I fly and still make good money outside of just sitting in a 1900. Life is good!


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