Q400 Routes
Jul 17, 2012, 3:08 pm
#16
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I flew a United Express Q200 yesterday operated by Commutair.
As I was walking into the plane, I noticed the control the the NVS system by the door, with a big sticker over the buttons reading: "INOPERABLE"!
I wonder how common it is to have aircraft with the Noise and Vibration Suppression system, that the airlines simply choose not to maintain or have installed?
My mistake.... it's probably been about two years since I was last forced to endure that particular torture on US, so I guess I just mentally blocked out what aircraft it was in particular. I'm sure it wasn't a Dash 8 and if it wasn't an ATR, I guess it was the 340 that left my head throbbing for the rest of the day.
As I was walking into the plane, I noticed the control the the NVS system by the door, with a big sticker over the buttons reading: "INOPERABLE"!
I wonder how common it is to have aircraft with the Noise and Vibration Suppression system, that the airlines simply choose not to maintain or have installed?
My mistake.... it's probably been about two years since I was last forced to endure that particular torture on US, so I guess I just mentally blocked out what aircraft it was in particular. I'm sure it wasn't a Dash 8 and if it wasn't an ATR, I guess it was the 340 that left my head throbbing for the rest of the day.
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Jul 17, 2012, 4:04 pm
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Jul 17, 2012, 4:07 pm
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Jul 17, 2012, 5:31 pm
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Jul 17, 2012, 5:39 pm
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I've never flown a Q400 in recent years but cannot wait. I have a private pilot license and looking forward to hopefully being able to watch the pilots in action. In total it added 27 hours to my travel time and forces me to stay a night in IAH and have a total of 7 flights to get from Orlando to Dublin but totally worth it hopefully!
Jul 17, 2012, 6:25 pm
#23
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Yup I do. Got confused between Q400 and Beech 1900!
