Originally Posted by
B772
Rog747. The ATR42 STOL with 36 pax is expected to out perform the DHC8-100/200. The ATR42 STOL with 20 pax may be OK at EGHE with a good breeze if the runway length is still 600 metres. Do you know the effective landing and take-off distances ?
The current airline as you may know uses the Twin Otter with 17 seats (2 pilots, no CC and 2 seats removed for a fixed dog box) thus any investment for a new ATR with max 20 pax will I guess not be one to put before the Board lol
The Dash 8 100/200, even payload restricted is still no good for ISC - I flew on one with OA last summer from RHO- KZS Kastelorizo island (800m) and payload was max about 25 seats.
EGHE AD 2.13 DECLARED DISTANCES
RWY14 TORA/TODA both 623m and LDA 603m and RWY32 647m/603m
When I was with BMA at LHR we handled Brymon who in 1981 got 3 spanking new rather nice 50 seat Dash 7's which I guess today would be ideal for the holiday and weekend peak loads for the Isles of Scilly from NQY, EXT and Lands End - They would be better suited for the longer slog from EXT (almost 90 mins in a Twotter) and could restart BRS and SOU - both routes were dropped as too far for an Otter...
Sadly the Dash 7's never saw the ISC route although it was mooted - except once when I think CP Harry Gee took one over for a look-see at St Mary's - ISC then still had the grass runway, and after that first go they never went back...(I think all underwear needed a change)
Today with a 647m hard runway the 50 seater Dash 7 could have been a nice people mover for the Islands.