Anyone like to explain why turboprops like the Q400 dont have hot bleed air deicing? Rubber boot systems by their nature are less efficient and more prone to wear. In my TP days I often remember seeing patched boots.......
I cant think of any good reason apart from cost....
Lets face it the DHC8 is not the sort of aeroplane either a passenger or a pilot choses to fly given ay choice. Bashing about low level in the wx with vibration and noise may be fine for bottom fishers like FLYBE's accountants but it really is a pretty unpleasant aeroplane all round.