Part 135 question

"Dallas" wrote in message
Hard to believe you could get 10 people and their luggage on board. I
recall it doesn't fly very far on one engine.

That nose baggage compartment is bigger than it looks. It can be stuffed
with a lot of crap. I prefer the -402 over the Chieftain primarily for this
feature.

As with most light twins, there is a window of exposure where impact is
eminent if an engine fails. Usually that is from rotation to clearing
obstacles. I've never flown over gross, and I'll never do it again.
The -402B has 600 hp total and would maintain 200' MSL long enough to get me
over the buildings and to the ocean at 800 lbs over gross. The -402C has
650hp and longer wings. If the engines got me to 200', I could reach the
ocean at 1700 lbs over gross. With well maintained engines and a competent
pilot, both models will meet their certificated levels of performance.

D.

"Morgans" wrote in message You say that like you have flown one, for a
while.
You spend time, long ago, driving one of them?

Seems like only yesterday.....
1900 hours in -402s over 650 miles of ocean to third world countries. My
check-airman letter covers all -400 series.

D.

"Dallas" wrote in message ...
: On Thu, 30 Nov 2006 00:11:32 GMT, Capt.Doug wrote:
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: The C-402 came in a commuter version with 10 seats total.
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: Hard to believe you could get 10 people and their luggage on board. I
: recall it doesn't fly very far on one engine.
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: Dallas

We used to carry 8 plus us pilots...

Blueskies wrote:
The C-402 came in a commuter version with 10 seats total.

Hard to believe you could get 10 people and their luggage on board. I
recall it doesn't fly very far on one engine.
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Dallas

We used to carry 8 plus us pilots...



Uh... that's 10.



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mschnerdatcarolina.rr.com

Gig 601XL Builder wrote:
"Steve Foley" wrote in message
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"Dallas" wrote in message
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I have a friend with a PP-SEL that was coming back on a commuter flight
from the Bahamas....
Does the FAA have authority over a flight operating over international
waters?


They do if the plane has an N number. For that matter they have authority
over an N numbered plane over foreign soil.


And if it's operating on an US operators certificate (135).

"Mortimer Schnerd, RN" mschnerdatcarolina.rr.com wrote in message
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: Blueskies wrote:
: The C-402 came in a commuter version with 10 seats total.
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: Hard to believe you could get 10 people and their luggage on board. I
: recall it doesn't fly very far on one engine.
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: Dallas
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: We used to carry 8 plus us pilots...
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: Uh... that's 10.
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: Mortimer Schnerd, RN
: mschnerdatcarolina.rr.com
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Uh, yeah...glad to see you can add too...

Blueskies wrote:
The C-402 came in a commuter version with 10 seats total.

Hard to believe you could get 10 people and their luggage on board. I
recall it doesn't fly very far on one engine.

We used to carry 8 plus us pilots...

Uh... that's 10.

Uh, yeah...glad to see you can add too...


Darn tootin'. I went to kollage. Now I are a nurse.



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Mortimer Schnerd, RN
mschnerdatcarolina.rr.com