Today I am going to tell you cówhat it's like to fly in an airplaneón turbohélice as he is Dash 8 Aerol Q200íecuadorian nea Airplanes, an incredible experienceíble.
I have been asked many times if it is safe to fly in an airplaneón con hélists, whether these are new or old planes, you feel a lot of turbulence or endless doubts that today I am going to try to answer.
The úlast díif and Ecuador they brought to the fore públic other operators toéprisoners, out of the four traditional aerolíneas doméregular stics that operate in the país. These operators were taxi toéreo and the ch operatorsárter.
Víthe photos or vídeos on social networks, many people commented with surprise and ignorance about these operators and alsoén curious about the type of planes they operate, primarily concerned with safety.
Hereí This is where the idea of this post was born., that thanks to the invitationón of Airplanes I bring for you, with the aim that they know más about the operationón of this aerosolínea just chárter and can know más about your avión turbohélice Dash 8 Q200.
We fly in the Dash 8 of Airplanes
This is the second time that I have the privilege of flying in this aircraft, and on both occasions the experience has been very pleasant and calm. For those of us who like to fly, do it in an airplaneón turbohélice always beá especial, since these planes fly máIt's slower and lower than a jet, which allows you to admire the landscape like few times before.
It is important to indicate that the idea of this publicationón is born from comments on social networks, so they goé counting cówhat is this experience, but if you want to know más details, You can see this AeroReportaje that alsoén I have prepared with this flight on YouTube:
if you wonder, not only in the Dash 8 I have flown, spaghettién on other aircraft with hélice like ATRs, Seneca, Cessna 421 or even the legendary Avro of the FAE (and others) have been part of my experiences, all in complete safety.
talking about security, this is the biggest concernón of público, but I can tell you that everything avión is safe, not because I have hélices or jet engine is less or más worrying fly, everything isá in the sensationón that one or another aircraft produces in the users and alsoén in the responsibility of the operationón más its correct maintenance.
It is natural for people that when they see an avión con héstudents feel fear or worryón before getting on, but this must change and understand that flying is safe, independent of the aircraftón being the means of transport másafest in the world. This will changeá when Más people know más about aviationón increasing the aero cultureáutica.
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Continuing with the experience of flying a Dash, I want to take the opportunity to briefly tell you somethingás about this company. Founded in 2007, is a friendñían Ecuadorian with two lines of business:
- Services toéreos con helicópteros as a taxiéreo, cargo transport, líbroad cloud, sightseeing, petróleo and mines.
- Ch flight serviceárter doméaesthetic and international.
As we can see, They have an experience of 15 años in the local market and from the 2018 ofren en su operationón chárter with Dash planes 8 Q200.
The experience of flying in a Dash 8
Now I knowí, let's get into it laterés what I hope was not so long introductionón. To begin to understand how special it is to fly in a Dash, We must understand that they are smaller planesñO, therefore sí feelá mayor turbulence that in a grandfatherón largest sizeñO. This is similar to sailing at sea in a large ship versus a small one.ñO, but nothing to fear, the grandfatherón isá diseñado for this and greater forces.
It's aviómanufacturing noón canadian startó on productsón and 1983 and since then it has become one of the preferred airplanes for aerolíregional lines or paíyou are smallñyou with a geographyícomplex as is the case of Ecuador.
Turboprop aircraft consume less combustible what jet planes, they can operate on short runways and operate to destinations with low demand with lower operating costs, but they have less autonomyíwith a longer durationóflight number (around the 25% más time versus a jet).
How to speakímasters spoken, flying in a Dash is very particular and its sizeñor what can transport 37 passengers makes it in the país there are no boarding sleeves adapted to their sizeñO, so we will always get on and off on transfer buses or walking safely.úat the airport (personally, I love this).
Grandfather's interiorón is very cópassenger mode, although it is not the más broad market, for flights from 40 a 1 hour durationón of Ecuador are cómodes. seats do not recline.
This is an avióhigh wing n, this means that if we see it from the outside, the wing to beá above us and not below as it will be seeníhas in one Airbus. This tooén allows the avión land on short runways given their STOL capabilities.
This aircraft has all the comforts of any aircraft.óWhat is ventilation like?ón, reading light, table to eat, etc. As for the noise, sí the grandfatherón sounds más that other airplanes we have in the countryís, but it's not meás noisy than for example a Boeing 727 o similar, but it is understandable since this one has 25 añsince its first flight and it is not fair to compare it with airplanes of úlast generationón.
As a curiosity, the Dash the fábrica, They do not come installed with ox masksígeno (same as ATRs 42), Therefore, modifications must be made to be able to operate at the height of our geography.ía and have that drop down system or implemented in each seat.
A recommendationón, as I always tell you, ask for window and más if they are going to fly in a Dash, since I canán enjoy the actionólanding gear no., especially when landing even seeán that smoke that is generated by the top of the runway.
El Dash 8 Q200 has a capacity máxima de 37 passengers, has a bathroomñor in the front, stomach 9.16 meters long, wearing 4.647 kilos, powered by two PW123 C/D engines, can reach the 25 thousand feet of altitude with a speed of 535 kilómeters per hour and flying up to 2.084 kilómeters.
I hope this informationón, along with the video and the interview with the Commander of the flight serve for all of you, Share and spread this informationón which is very valuable for aero developmentáoffice of the país.
Finally, I thank the friendly crewón of the flight that helped meó with all the logística and inform usón about this aircraft to bring you this report.
