Over 200nm could you realistically put 19 people in an Otter?
Max TO 5,700 kg – MT 3,600 kg = 2,100 kg
2,100 – 160 kg two crew = 1,940 kg
200 nm at 130 kts + 5 mins = 1 hr 38 mins sector flight time
Fuel 1.63 hrs + 0.5 hrs + 10% = 2.3 hrs at 295 kg/hr = 680 kg minimum
1,940 kg – 680 kg fuel = 1,260 kg payload
Yes you can put 19 people in an Otter over 200 nm – provided their average weight is less than 66 kg each!
Direct Operating Cost (i.e. excluding annual costs – insurance, debt servicing costs etc), around $850 per hour.
Above is for a DHC6 Series 300. Don’t even think about a -20 powered Series 200.
Does anyone have any experience operating both C208 and Otter?
Yes, but how about you do the maths for your own operation? It's not that hard you know.........
Max TO 4,000 kg – MT 2,100 kg = 1,900 kg
(I forget the Max TO weight for a C208B with APE kit but it exceeds 4,000 kg.)
1,900 – 80 kg two crew = 1,820 kg
200 nm at 145 kts + 5 mins = 1 hr 28 mins sector flight time
Fuel 1.5 hrs + 0.5 hrs + 10% = 2.15 hrs at 160 kg/hr = 344 kg minimum
1,820 kg – 344 kg fuel = 1,476 kg payload. (May be a ZFW limitation?)
Direct Operating Cost (i.e. excluding annual costs – insurance, debt servicing costs etc), around $440 per hour.
If pilots had a choice…..
Erm….. Without putting too finer point on it – is that really a consideration?
Don’t discount an Embraer EMB110 Bandeirante. Cheap to buy, same MT and TO weight as a DHC6-300, same fuel burn, one hour sector flight time.
Disclaimer – all above from memory, no warranty expressed or implied – do your own maths!!!
