Post by Deleted on Feb 11, 2017 14:40:04 GMT -5
No rest for the weary. I still had time on my duty cycle and we had a sick pilot that was to be taking the Dash 8-Q400PF up to Aberdeen, so I volunteered for the run. Weather was decent (good at this end, a bit down at the other) and it was reasonably smooth for a change. So off we went, northbound to Aberdeen:
Loading up at Prestwick. This is our Dash 8-Q400PF (Package Freighter), of which there aren't that many in the world. More are starting to emerge though, but we're one of the few operators with them at this point.
On the roll at EGPK
It's not a bad looking airplane, all in all. Looks a bit "different" without the windows though.
Still a bit of snow in the higher elevations as we climb north past Glasgow
Weather was typically British at the Aberdeen end, with gusty winds out of the northeast and rain showers
Down and parked. The freight on this aircraft tends to be smaller packages (thus the name, I guess) and it all goes in the rear door on a conveyor belt. Handlers inside then move the dollies into place where they are latched. You'd be surprised at how large that back loading door is, so it's not like it can't take some decent sized materials. However, compared with the 777 or even the 737BCF it does feel a bit limited.
Thanks for looking.
OH, the scenery is Prestwick Extreme and Aberdeen Extreme from UK2000 (by Gary Summons). Gary has been around since the FS2000 days doing scenery and it work is quite good. I can't wait to try out the numerous grass runways in the UK that he's done. Equinox EU does employ light aircraft to service smaller fields locally so you will be seeing some of them in upcoming PIREP's. You can see Gary's work at www.uk2000scenery.com/
Loading up at Prestwick. This is our Dash 8-Q400PF (Package Freighter), of which there aren't that many in the world. More are starting to emerge though, but we're one of the few operators with them at this point.
On the roll at EGPK
It's not a bad looking airplane, all in all. Looks a bit "different" without the windows though.
Still a bit of snow in the higher elevations as we climb north past Glasgow
Weather was typically British at the Aberdeen end, with gusty winds out of the northeast and rain showers
Down and parked. The freight on this aircraft tends to be smaller packages (thus the name, I guess) and it all goes in the rear door on a conveyor belt. Handlers inside then move the dollies into place where they are latched. You'd be surprised at how large that back loading door is, so it's not like it can't take some decent sized materials. However, compared with the 777 or even the 737BCF it does feel a bit limited.
Thanks for looking.
OH, the scenery is Prestwick Extreme and Aberdeen Extreme from UK2000 (by Gary Summons). Gary has been around since the FS2000 days doing scenery and it work is quite good. I can't wait to try out the numerous grass runways in the UK that he's done. Equinox EU does employ light aircraft to service smaller fields locally so you will be seeing some of them in upcoming PIREP's. You can see Gary's work at www.uk2000scenery.com/
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