Dash 8 400,how fast?
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From: Tracy Island
Dash 8 400,how fast?
Following a 400 last week ATC asked his speed,285 kts says he so we are told to reduce to 260 kts.
2 mins later ATC give us a 90 Deg turn and tell us to reduce to 220 Kts as we were getting too close.
On the staff bus later overheard a conversation that the managment of the Dash 8 company had told them that they had to fly no faster than 250 kts to save fuel.
Not having a go at anyone just interested in what went wrong
2 mins later ATC give us a 90 Deg turn and tell us to reduce to 220 Kts as we were getting too close.
On the staff bus later overheard a conversation that the managment of the Dash 8 company had told them that they had to fly no faster than 250 kts to save fuel.
Not having a go at anyone just interested in what went wrong
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The Dash 8 Q400 is limited to 245 kts IAS below FL080 (at least for the company I work for) due to bird strike hazard. Can go up to 285 kts between FL100 and FL180 (ish), then it starts to run out of puff!
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From: In the Bushes!
the Q400 can do 285kts in the descent, but has to slow down below FL80 due to the windscreen limiting speed which affects Vmo.
I do believe that the carrier that you are talking about have been told to maintain 250kts as some maths guru has decided that it will save XXX £'s over the next 12 months.
The one thing that the Q400 doesn't do is 'run out of puff!'. It's a quick machine for a turoprop, and I used to love flying it....
I do believe that the carrier that you are talking about have been told to maintain 250kts as some maths guru has decided that it will save XXX £'s over the next 12 months.
The one thing that the Q400 doesn't do is 'run out of puff!'. It's a quick machine for a turoprop, and I used to love flying it....
