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Posted: **Mon Jun 30, 2008 8:47 pm**

I am doing a poll to find out which aircraft in the Air New Zealand link fleet you like out of the Beech 1900D, Q300 Dash 8, and ATR 72 500. Just put what one you like the most and why.

Thanks a lot.

Posted: **Mon Jun 30, 2008 8:51 pm**

For me it's definitely the ATR. As nice as the B1900D might be, it's not very good to look at. I've never flown in, or really seen the Q300 up close, so I wouldn't really know

Posted: **Mon Jun 30, 2008 9:03 pm**

1900s. They look good, and have great performance for their size. Q300s are too common (I have 50 min classes at school, and I can see the airport from my english class. Any given day I'd see at least 10 Q300s taking off during English) and ATRs just sound boring. I don't like their pointy tailcone either.

Posted: **Mon Jun 30, 2008 9:11 pm**

victor_alpha_charlie wrote:
QUOTE (victor_alpha_charlie @ Jun 30 2008, 09:03 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I can see the airport from my english class.

I guess you don't get much work done in english then

Posted: **Mon Jun 30, 2008 9:16 pm**

Depends what for, nothing beats the comfort of a ATR, but I just love the 1900D

(I have my reasons)

Posted: **Mon Jun 30, 2008 9:21 pm**

Mattnz wrote:
QUOTE (Mattnz @ Jun 30 2008, 09:11 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I guess you don't get much work done in english then

What's English?

Posted: **Mon Jun 30, 2008 9:26 pm**

victor_alpha_charlie wrote:
QUOTE (victor_alpha_charlie @ Jun 30 2008, 09:21 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
What's English?

Hahaha

Posted: **Mon Jun 30, 2008 9:43 pm**

Q300. ATR is too big, 1900 is too small. Besides, I reckon a Q300 doing aerobatics would look pretty cool.

Posted: **Mon Jun 30, 2008 9:49 pm**

Beech, Beech, Beech, Beech, Beech, Beech, Beech, Beech . . .

BEECHCRAFT

Posted: **Mon Jun 30, 2008 10:14 pm**

Kelburn wrote:
QUOTE (Kelburn @ Jun 30 2008, 09:49 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Beech, Beech, Beech, Beech, Beech, Beech, Beech, Beech . . .

BEECHCRAFT

Didn't quite catch that....which one was it again

Posted: **Mon Jun 30, 2008 10:27 pm**

From a relatively frequent business traveller's point of view, I'd have to say the Q300, just from the point of view of interior comfort (leg room and noise levels). The ATR, whilst very quiet at the rear, can be rather noisy up front during take-off and the seat pitch appears slightly more cramped than the Q300. The Q300 also has such slow-spinning props that even at full RPM it's still fairly tolerable.

The Beech, while it's cool to take off in (it feels like it has the fastest acceleration out of the three) and is pure aviation at it's finest, is bloody uncomfortable to spend any length of time in. Granted, I flew NZWN-NZTU, second B1900 flight of the day and at night so probably wasn't the best experience to base it on, but I will say 1 horu in one of those things is a heck of a long time with no F/A.

Posted: **Mon Jun 30, 2008 10:44 pm**

I know its not around anymore but I loved riding in the Saab 340 - have also flown in ATR & 1900D

Posted: **Tue Jul 01, 2008 7:15 am**

Mine would have to be the ATR 72. It is simply a great plane.
Hope Mount Cook get the new ATRs

Mine use to be the SAAB 340 until Air Nelson updated their fleet.

Posted: **Tue Jul 01, 2008 8:14 am**

Daniel wrote:
QUOTE (Daniel @ Jul 1 2008, 07:15 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Hope Mount Cook get the new ATRs

I heard they were most likely to get Q400's but I'm not sure.

Beech 1900s would definitely have to be my favorite and I don't think they are that bad to look at!

Posted: **Tue Jul 01, 2008 9:28 am**

B1900!!!

Fast, good maneuvering, powerful. Good for belly landings (as it could be seen at Woodbourne

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Posted: **Tue Jul 01, 2008 10:07 am**

Kelburn wrote:
QUOTE (Kelburn @ Jun 30 2008, 09:49 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Beech, Beech, Beech, Beech, Beech, Beech, Beech, Beech . . .

BEECHCRAFT

2nd that but just add Beech beech beech BEEECCHHH

Posted: **Tue Jul 01, 2008 10:20 am**

yeah i would hav to go for the beech 1900 too great little aircraft

Posted: **Tue Jul 01, 2008 3:45 pm**

QUOTE

I heard they were most likely to get Q400's but I'm not sure.[/quote]

Unfortunatly I think that will be the case. The newer ATRs would be good but they aren't a huge change from the current one.
Apparently Air NZ got options for Q400s that were so cheap that they could almost make a profit if they sold them.

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