Shawny,
I did lots of trips on the 330, my memories are earache and the hardest landing short of a completley uncontrolled descent. Problem nowadays is the fixed wing into Scatsta is there primarily to serve the Helicopters - because of this the aircraft needs to be able to carry 54 pax - 3 helicopter loads. This rules out a lot of the smaller regional aircraft. The low point of the 330's service was when it was unceremoniously blown over onto it's wing one night during the stopover. Dash 7 was the most fun, crosswinds seemed like more of a challenge to these guys - and as for short take off and landing, it had to be seen to be believed sometimes.