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Old Apr 18, 2012, 1:50 pm
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Anyone has taken IAD-CHO 77 miles flight?
Just wonder if any has flown from IAD CHO on Saab 340 plane?

Is it safe though? A 77 miles flight takes 51 mns... Any thoughts?
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Old Apr 18, 2012, 1:54 pm
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Did it Thursday last week, and returned from SHD yesterday.

Time in the air was only about 30 minutes in either direction. A little bumpy on the way in places, but nothing worse than I've experienced in Thomahawk two seaters.
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Old Apr 18, 2012, 1:55 pm
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Looks like a 15-30 minute flight:

http://flightaware.com/live/flight/U...430Z/KCHO/KIAD

Interestingly, the southbound flight is longer due to the arrival pattern.

Doesn't seem much different than SFO-SMF. SFO-SMF is usually < 20 minutes. SFO-SMF is usually 30+ because of the departure and arrival patterns.
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Old Apr 18, 2012, 1:55 pm
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Got you.

More thoughts welcomed

Originally Posted by Richym99
Did it Thursday last week, and returned from SHD yesterday.

Time in the air was only about 30 minutes in either direction. A little bumpy on the way in places, but nothing worse than I've experienced in Thomahawk two seaters.
Originally Posted by channa
Looks like a 15-30 minute flight:

http://flightaware.com/live/flight/U...430Z/KCHO/KIAD

Interestingly, the southbound flight is longer due to the arrival pattern.

Doesn't seem much different than SFO-SMF. SFO-SMF is usually < 20 minutes. SFO-SMF is usually 30+ because of the departure and arrival patterns.
Is IAD larger or busier than SFO in terms of domestic flight?
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Old Apr 18, 2012, 2:04 pm
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Originally Posted by cyanchan15
Is IAD larger or busier than SFO in terms of domestic flight?
IAD is larger and probably busier, but SFO is more prone to delays as it's runway and weather constrained.

Look up the flight patterns on flight aware. That's the real cause of the variance.
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Old Apr 18, 2012, 2:15 pm
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I am on it next month, does that count?

I can make a trip report like the one I did MSN-ORD.

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Old Apr 18, 2012, 2:27 pm
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Is it safe? As safe as anything on a SF3 is (of which I've had many). I haven't flown that particular route but have plenty of other short hops in the SF3 (such as IAD-SHD), never with any problems.

The flight can be a little bumpy due to the terrain and the fact it doesn't typically have the time to get to smoother altitudes and back down, but that's about it.
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Old Apr 18, 2012, 2:30 pm
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Originally Posted by cyanchan15
Just wonder if any has flown from IAD CHO on Saab 340 plane?

Is it safe though? A 77 miles flight takes 51 mns... Any thoughts?
DEN/COS is about the same distance and 1/3 of the flights used to be Mesa propellers (DH, not Saab). Most of the 51 minutes is sand bagging in order to preserve on time statisitics. The flight will be a few minutes in the air and will land early. If there is a gate, you will get into the terminal early.

As for safe, compared to what? Driving? A train? A bus? Much safer. Flying a regional jet or mainliner, not as safe. http://philip.greenspun.com/flying/safety
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Old Apr 18, 2012, 3:41 pm
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Originally Posted by mre5765
Flying a regional jet or mainliner, not as safe. http://philip.greenspun.com/flying/safety
For what it's worth, there is no statistically significant safety difference between flying in a regional jet or a turboprop (Saab) operated by a regional airline. Both are more risky than flying on a mainline aircraft, but both are still dramatically safer than driving.
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Old Apr 18, 2012, 3:45 pm
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I flown that route a handful of times of the past several years and I am still here.
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Old Apr 18, 2012, 4:28 pm
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I make the run at least 10 times a year with out any issures. Is it safe? Are you kidding? It's as safe as any flight in the sky. I began flying CHO to SFO via IAD because this has been the best fares the past year (compared to IAD or RIC). Which other flight can I get 500 EQM and only fly 77 miles.
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Old Apr 18, 2012, 4:31 pm
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I have a friend that is a 1L at the law school at UVA and I have CHO set up on my flight alerts to try to get a flight there. I would do $200-$300, but it is rarely if every below $400. For awhile it was $600+ :/
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Old Apr 18, 2012, 4:41 pm
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Flown it a couple of times. Didn't see an issue with it.
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Old Apr 18, 2012, 4:51 pm
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what is the big deal with this flight?

the block time for this flight is longer than the actual flight time as is the case with any flight
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Old Apr 18, 2012, 9:29 pm
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Originally Posted by wcalvert
I have a friend that is a 1L at the law school at UVA and I have CHO set up on my flight alerts to try to get a flight there. I would do $200-$300, but it is rarely if every below $400. For awhile it was $600+ :/
Wow I'm actually thinking of going to UVA in Charlottesville from SFO.
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