AC's Beechcraft 1900D fleet
Mar 4, 2015, 7:58 pm
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I just read my 3rd PM about flying on the BEH. I've had a few emails and a few comments from colleagues that flying in to Lethbridge with the wings at 90' is normal. I didn't have a fear of flying....until reading such messages 
Mar 4, 2015, 8:00 pm
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Mar 4, 2015, 9:16 pm
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AC's BEH seatmap only shows one version with 9 rows at 18 seats, meaning that there is space for a lav.
Seatguru shows only one version of BEH also 18 seats and explicitly shows a lav... (yeah I know... seatguru ain't so guru, but you can take this as circumstantial evidence
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Seatguru shows only one version of BEH also 18 seats and explicitly shows a lav... (yeah I know... seatguru ain't so guru, but you can take this as circumstantial evidence
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Mar 5, 2015, 3:39 am
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Mar 5, 2015, 3:47 am
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I just boarded a BEH for a 5:45 am flight. My 1A got poached. As I indicated this to the FO, he said, "just take 2A". So one downside to the BEH is that there is no FA to help with seat issues.
I'm seething. My knees are already sore and the poacher is sound asleep.
I'm seething. My knees are already sore and the poacher is sound asleep.
Mar 5, 2015, 3:50 am
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), I usually stand my ground with or without a FA.There are specific reasons why some pick a particular seat and the argument of "it's just a X minute flight" is presumptuous. You have every right to the seat that is stated on your boarding pass!
Mar 5, 2015, 4:40 am
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If I get a d0ucheb@g poacher (who speaks any language ), I usually stand my ground with or without a FA.
There are specific reasons why some pick a particular seat and the argument of "it's just a X minute flight" is presumptuous. You have every right to the seat that is stated on your boarding pass!
), I usually stand my ground with or without a FA.There are specific reasons why some pick a particular seat and the argument of "it's just a X minute flight" is presumptuous. You have every right to the seat that is stated on your boarding pass!
You win, you narcissistic person in 1A.
Mar 5, 2015, 5:45 am
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If I get a d0ucheb@g poacher (who speaks any language ), I usually stand my ground with or without a FA.
There are specific reasons why some pick a particular seat and the argument of "it's just a X minute flight" is presumptuous. You have every right to the seat that is stated on your boarding pass!
), I usually stand my ground with or without a FA.There are specific reasons why some pick a particular seat and the argument of "it's just a X minute flight" is presumptuous. You have every right to the seat that is stated on your boarding pass!
And some of Georgians 1900s have lavs, there's a few in the fleet that do not.
Mar 5, 2015, 7:58 am
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I flew the Beech for a year for Georgian. Often we have to move passengers for weight and balance. The fact that the cargo is loaded in the tail makes the C of G suseptible to moving out of aft limits. We resolve this by putting male passengers in the front, females in the back. The point that I'm getting at is if your on a full flight on the Beech, the FO will stand at the door and assign you a seat as you board based on your gender/weight category.
And some of Georgians 1900s have lavs, there's a few in the fleet that do not.
And some of Georgians 1900s have lavs, there's a few in the fleet that do not.
Mar 5, 2015, 8:53 am
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I hear you, I respect that situation on these small aircraft and I've been a part of that situation many times. This was not one of those times. I had 1A, pax was sitting in 1A when I boarded. Only other seat available was 2A. So this wasn't a weight/balance issue as we were both up front. The difference between 1A and 2A when you have long legs is night and day and it makes no difference in the weight/balance situation.
Cheers, and happy flying!
Mar 5, 2015, 8:55 am
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Wait, so many on here suggested I book row 2. Does row 1 have better legroom albeit no window? I'm 6 foot so...
Mar 5, 2015, 9:00 am
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Still, you're not going to find a modicum of comfort on this plane, so you might as well enjoy the window. That's how I look at it, anyway.
Mar 5, 2015, 9:01 am
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The cockpit has a pretty big window for you to look out of. Most of the guys keep the cockpit door open.
Mar 5, 2015, 9:02 am
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Thanks for the further info!