Interesting stuff. I am always a little bit careful as to what I get into, and a certain netherlands based outfit is flying them in and out of Fraggle International. Fortunately I haven't wanted/needed to go anywhere they fly to yet, and the have an ATR 42 on their main route.
Moose - that makes frightening reading!
I was in a Dash 8 the other day. That was a pleasant experience. However, I was B*llocked for getting up out of my seat before the seatbelt light went off. I'm not a maverick, just was miles away. We were stationary, and wind down had started. Now, if it is all going wrong, I don't want to be strapped in, I want to be out (especially seeing as I was in row 11!) Why, when you are on the stand, do you need to be strapped in?
There will be a sensible answer, won't there