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Reversethrustset, I assume you fly (or have flown) the beast so bow to your superior knowledge....I've heard it's a bugger to land smoothly aswell ;-)
What does annoy me is people who automatically assume it's not modern/advanced because it has props!
Stand by what I said around it's capability on shorter sectors though.
What does annoy me is people who automatically assume it's not modern/advanced because it has props!
Stand by what I said around it's capability on shorter sectors though.
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Wycome, not anymore but I've got 5,500hrs on the thing in both seats.
I agree with everything you've said entirely, apart from its suitability to fly to Alicante & Palma on a regular basis.
I agree with everything you've said entirely, apart from its suitability to fly to Alicante & Palma on a regular basis.
long Dash sectors
i read it also goes to Dubrovnik from somewhere! SOU? (the Dash 8 Q)
many years ago Tyrolean then Austrian Arrows operated from INN and VIE Austria to Paros OLD and Naxos airports (next islands down from Mykonos) and I think also operated to Milos Island too with their Dash 7's 48 seats, then their Dash 8-300 50 seats
A handy way to get to a nice little Greek island with a very short strip and with no long ferry journey
as both island airports were Domestic Only the formalities were handled at Lemnos - just over 700 miles from VIE
A BAE 146 has also operated direct from VIE
this photo at Paros shot in 2007 Dash 8-300 - back then still just 800m of runway - the NEW airport just opened in 2016 has 1400m
https://www.flickr.com/photos/325800...7636681545796/
London City Express Dash 7 operator were approached by Kosmar Holidays to offer a short summer high season series of flights LCY to Paros back in summer 1988
the quote was £10000 per round trip sector versus 50 seats to sell - it did not go ahead
it was to be a Friday night flight - I think the planned tech stop was VIE.
I never knew how they would crew this being a 4 sector night flight versus flight crew hours limitations. Nor the customs/Imm issue. (none at Paros Old airport, although the ferry port had port police/Customs)
one issue that cropped up was the early morning arrival at Paros of around 0600L could be affected by the summer sea mist that can occur
the enhanced Dash 7 full with a 15 kgs Baggage allowance could do around 800 miles
the longest Brymon did with theirs was NQY-ABZ but all male oil workers with big bags (just under 500 miles) and MAN-JER at weekends with holidays makers - about the same mileage
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There are no flights from Southampton to Dubrovnik these stopped after only two seasons during 2003/2004 and the 195's were used on the route along with Southampton to Split, Dash 8's were never used on either of these routes and I find it very unlikely that they were used on any other of Flybe routes to Dubrovnik.
There are no flights from Southampton to Dubrovnik these stopped after only two seasons during 2003/2004 and the 195's were used on the route along with Southampton to Split, Dash 8's were never used on either of these routes and I find it very unlikely that they were used on any other of Flybe routes to Dubrovnik.
Rog747
There are no flights from Southampton to Dubrovnik these stopped after only two seasons during 2003/2004 and the 195's were used on the route along with Southampton to Split, Dash 8's were never used on either of these routes and I find it very unlikely that they were used on any other of Flybe routes to Dubrovnik.
There are no flights from Southampton to Dubrovnik these stopped after only two seasons during 2003/2004 and the 195's were used on the route along with Southampton to Split, Dash 8's were never used on either of these routes and I find it very unlikely that they were used on any other of Flybe routes to Dubrovnik.
