Originally Posted by
VHF4
There great if you want a 1940,s flying experience complete with the unreliability , the noise, the vibration and the excitement of not quite knowing if the landing gear is going to collapse upon touchdown....
Grow up. It's a choice of the q400 or nothing for the majority of the routes BE operate. I will take the q400 over nothing as would anyone else with any sense.
As for the landing gear issues, have any been fatal? Do landing gear issues happen with other aircraft?
The q400 is built like a tank and lives a very hard life with numerous short stop and goes throughout the day. Lets also not forget that BE's jet experiment has brought them to their knees.