B1900 - overhead storage?
Oct 25, 2005 | 9:30 am
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B1900 - overhead storage?
Going to have to take a musical instrument on a
Beech 1900 in a couple weeks. Does this aircraft
normally come equipped with storage bins? Any insight
or any other kind of sight would be appreciated.
Beech 1900 in a couple weeks. Does this aircraft
normally come equipped with storage bins? Any insight
or any other kind of sight would be appreciated.
Oct 25, 2005 | 11:53 am
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HA... yeah there isn't even a door to the flight deck on the B1900. It is an awesome flying experience, I was one of 2 pax on one once from HPN to BOS on CO's Commutair, the night approach out the flight deck window into Boston was memorable. But yeah, no overhead storage, and the underseat storage is more limited than on a jetliner or even an RJ. Be prepared to gate check your bag.
Oct 25, 2005 | 11:54 am
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Originally Posted by violist
Going to have to take a musical instrument on a
Beech 1900 in a couple weeks. Does this aircraft
normally come equipped with storage bins? Any insight
or any other kind of sight would be appreciated.
Beech 1900 in a couple weeks. Does this aircraft
normally come equipped with storage bins? Any insight
or any other kind of sight would be appreciated.
Oct 25, 2005 | 2:18 pm
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Thanks ... I haven't been on a B1900 since that fateful day when I first
signed up for Dividend Miles, in Plattsburgh some years ago. I'd try to
avoid something that small, for that reason, but when you gotta go to
Allentown, you gotta go. Luckily, I'll have a violin with me that was
built in the mid 1990s and is fairly robust. But I'll give a go to asking
the FA (if there is one!) diplomatically (not being my natural condition)
if I can use the forward closet (if there is one!).
signed up for Dividend Miles, in Plattsburgh some years ago. I'd try to
avoid something that small, for that reason, but when you gotta go to
Allentown, you gotta go. Luckily, I'll have a violin with me that was
built in the mid 1990s and is fairly robust. But I'll give a go to asking
the FA (if there is one!) diplomatically (not being my natural condition)
if I can use the forward closet (if there is one!).
Oct 25, 2005 | 11:03 pm
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Originally Posted by violist
But I'll give a go to asking
the FA (if there is one!)...
the FA (if there is one!)...
If the weather's nice, the Beech 1900 isn't too bad of an experience, other than the noise, vibrations in the floor, and dim lighting. In windy conditions it can be rather unpleasant, if not downright awful. I've had more experiences flying these little f***ers out of DEN to small towns in Wyoming than I wish, including one where more than half the passengers on board needed to use the air sickness bags. Oh, and be sure you visit the facilities in the airport before boarding. There's no lav on the Beech.