Technically correct, of course, since the exhaust gasses turn the turbine. The wording though, implies that the exhaust gasses turn the prop directly in some way – like how the exhaust gasses of a piston engine directly turn the turbine in a turbocharger. Just to make it clear for people who know less about engines than I do: The exhaust gasses turn the turbine(s), which are at the rear of the engine. The turbines are on a shaft that passes forward through the combustion chamber, where the compressor turbines are attached to it, and forward to a reduction gear. The propeller is connected to the low-RPM side of the gearbox.
For what it’s worth, I’ve read that turboprops are considered safer than either jets or piston engines. The turbine is substantially more reliable than a piston engine (simpler, fewer moving parts) and the addition of a controllable-pitch propeller gives greater surge power and the ability to reverse the prop when braking on short runways.
Going my Google maps (which jibe with my own experience), the travel time from Flagstaff airport to Prescott is 1 hr 38 min, whereas the travel time from Phoenix Sky Harbor to Prescott is 1 hr 54 min. The only airline serving Flagstaff Pulliam airport is US Airways, with shuttle service to/from Phoenix. Given that you’d have a layover in Phoenix anyway, with a Dash 8 turboprop taking you up to Flagstaff, you really are better off flying to Phoenix (or, Prescott, but definitely not Flagstaff).
I commute to work in Beavers and sometimes Otters. I have never had a problem, my suggestion for you would be to bring earplugs and book and a camera, you can get some really great views depending on the altitude. I don’t know how sensitive you are to motion sickness but on really windy days (25+ knots) it can give you a little shake.
Not quite yet - I have a few hours in Navy P3C Orions - these are basically Electras with all the creature comforts ripped out and lots of electronic gear packed in.
Several (30?) years ago I flew Air Wisconsin to Appleton several times a year. Most of the flights were on Dash 8 Turboprops and they are very, very loud IMO.
Occasionally I would take a smaller plane, shaped like a cigar, one row of seats on each side of the aisle, maybe 10-12 total seats. What kind of plane was it?
This site doesn’t list the type of aircraft I’m talking about so maybe my memory is failing me.
Sounds like a Metroliner. They seat up to 19 passengers in one a side seating and have a cigar shaped fuselage. I don’t know if Air Wisconsin ever operated them.
Ever been to an old hardware store?
Ever see a paint shaker?
Imagine your butt is seat-belted into one while flight attendants serve you complementary hot coffee. It doesn’t matter How good the golf is in Myrtle Beach, Its Just Not Worth It.
The interior finish panels all vibrate and shake so much that you wonder how they stay together but I’d still fly in one if the price was right.
Richard Pearse, that sure looks like the same type of plane. Thanks! Ahhh, the days of the puddle jumpers. I fondly recall when AirWis started their first jet service out of Fort Wayne. Those were the days.
I like 'em. I have a couple hundred flights in turboprops but only a few landings. We always got out at the top and barring a flight in a jet (I jumped the 727 cargo jet at Quincy years ago) turboprops are the fastest way up. “Climbs faster than a scared monkey” was how one pilot described his King Air B90.
The ones I remember jumping were various flavors of the King Air, Twin Otter, Casa, Skyvan and what was at the time supposed to be the only Super Helio Stallion flying.
I haven’t heard of the ‘Super’ Helio Stallion, I know of the Stallion. According to Wiki, there were two prototypes and 18 production models built. The USAF bought 17 of them, and ‘14 or 15’ of those were sold to the Cambodian Air Force.
I have flown on turboprops many times and usually am able to fall asleep. It is quite loud, though, especially if you’re sitting right next to the prop. Bring headphones.
Going my Google maps (which jibe with my own experience), the travel time from Flagstaff airport to Prescott is 1 hr 38 min, whereas the travel time from Phoenix Sky Harbor to Prescott is 1 hr 54 min. The only airline serving Flagstaff Pulliam airport is US Airways, with shuttle service to/from Phoenix. Given that you’d have a layover in Phoenix anyway, with a Dash 8 turboprop taking you up to Flagstaff, you really are better off flying to Phoenix (or, Prescott, but definitely not Flagstaff).