What is your favorite COMMUTER aircraft?

[FlyingTexan]

ATR-42 and ATR-72

Continental Express used this type many times to take me to Portland, Maine (Before WN pulled into Manchester, NH, thus creating a better way to PWM). Seating is not that comfortable (being 6’3”) but easier to move around in than a JungleJet (ERJ). Easy to spot, as it is quite an odd looking bird. Distinct sounding as well. I believe COEX is going all jet buy the first of the year.

I was on a COEX ATR-42 a few weeks ago – probably my last time. Saw Eagle’s 500th ATR at Houston Hobby a long time ago.

[thomasl]

DASH-8-100

clap.gif

[Thomas_Cook_757-200]

Hi all, My favourite Commuter Aircraft has got to be the BAe ATP (Advanced Turbo Prop)

Thanks

jmc_757-200 heart.gif JMC

[C-GEPA]

I gotta go with Tomas on this one, Dash-8-100! images/smiles/icon_smile.gif
Great airplane.
For this area of the world with mixed loads of passengers and cargo in all kinds of weather conditions on big and small airports, you can't beat a Dash-8.
On paper the ATR can take a heavier load but there is no where on the aircraft to put it. If you have a piece of cargo on a pallet you'll be trucking it to the destination unless you have a Dash.

Dash-8 clap.gif clap.gif clap.gif

[Avianca 757]

Dornier 328 4 ever

http://www.jetphotos.net/user-uploads/SatenaDORNIER328.jpg

[Aeronautics]

Agree with Avianca, although I also like the Fokker F50

[Speedbird]

I prefer the Bombardier Q-400.. images/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif

[MerchantVenturer]

Turboprop - Fokker 50.

Jet - Fokker 70 and ERJ 145.

[BigPhilNYC]

Dash 8 nod.gif

[Jorge]

BAe ATP clap.gif

[tommyalf]

Greetings:

In order...

1. ATR-42, Crappy bad weather proformance, makes the ride real intresting. evil2.gif

2. SAAB-340, good overall prop.

3. ERJ's- Fast, nimble, and comfortable.

Regards
Tom

[Southwest737]

THE CRJ!!!

[PA31]

SAAB 2000- flew on one of Crossair's about a year ago- beat the @#$% out of the Avro 100 I'd just gotten off.

http://www.jetphotos.net/images/s/SR_S2000_HB_IZC.jpg.91443.thumb

<FONT COLOR="black" SIZE="1">[ November 29, 2002 11:02 PM: Message edited 1 time, lastly by PA31 ]</font>

[NWA 757 300]

For me, it'd have to be the CRJ's nod.gif

[PK246]

I like classic Fokker F-27 Friendship

[Serge]

The Fairchild Metro and the Embraer EMB-120 Brasilia.

The Metro because its noisy as hell and fun to fly on. Your head is like this in turbulence: nod.gif heheheh

The EMB-120 because they now serve my "home" airport clap.gif

...Serge

[JAKE]

BAe 146 (as long as all 4 underwing APUs are running).
Would love to try the 328Jet (has a lot of problems though).

And once the A380 is in service my favourite commuter aircraft will be the A330-200 images/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif .

JB

[KAB]

No doubt - the Dash 8-100

[N391DA]

Fairchild-Dornier 328JET

[PolishAir42]

Brandon i thought you loved CRJs...I mean they are so RARE at ICT!

[N391DA]

lol...I wouldn't really consider a CRJ a commuter plane, it makes a lot of long flights as well. I flew on the 328JET on a hop from CVG to DAY and that's more of a commuter route.

[TurkPHL]

My fav. is the Dash-8-300.

TurkPHL

Fly Turkish Airlines
<IMG SRC=http://www.jetphotos.net/user-uploads/turkishair.jpg>

[SST2707]

My favorite is the Boeing 747-400D!! images/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif

<FONT COLOR="black" SIZE="1">[ December 08, 2002 05:26 PM: Message edited 1 time, lastly by SST2707 ]</font>

[Delta727-232]

ERJ all the way. Fast, smooth, comfortable, and reliable. Roomy cabin, and the fact that they are accessible to normal jetways makes them that much nicer.

[ei-asj]

My favorites are
1. Dash 7
2. Dash 8 -400
3. BE 146
4. And of course B747

[IntheShade]

One that is on the ground.

Actually Swearingen Metro III, but only if I'm flying it.

[MrLineGuy]

I would definately have to say that the SAAB 340 is my favorite commuter aircraft!

Regards
MrLineGuy

[aerpix]

Mine is the Saab 2000. It's fast, it's quiet inside, and it has those unique single seats on port side. 5A is my favourite, right next to the spin.

Regards,
Peter

[Lance]

Since I live in Southern Oregon the Medford airport or MFR is the nearest airport for me. I only have two choices.

The Skywest EMB-120
The Horizon Dash 8

My favorite? My car. United wants $572 to fly to San Francisco and Horizon wants $628 to fly to Seattle. Both San Francisco and Seattle are a five hour drive from Medford. images/smiles/icon_confused.gif

Sorry for the crying, but American Airlines for long trips and Southwest for short trips.

[muc-spotter]

My top favourite commuter aircraft is the:

Embraer ERJ 145

and the second one is the

Saab 2000

Bye from MUC,
Marc

[shamrock145hvy]

DHC-6 Twin-Otter

Nothing like a bumpy roller-coaster to get to where you need to go.

shamrock145hvy nod.gif nod.gif nod.gif nod.gif nod.gif nod.gif

[G-TDTW]

It's got to be the BAe 146 or the Dornier 328Jet clap.gif

[cicadajet]

The Britten-Norman Trilander....

nod.gif

[Lance]

I like the Convair myself.
http://www.ezonemag.com/articles/2001/dec/convair/convair_final7_t.jpg
Used to fly them in the Southeast in the early 1990s. while in the military. images/smiles/icon_smile.gif

Now, it's this thing sleep.gif
http://us.autos1.yimg.com/autos.yahoo.com/i/b/02/CARAVA22.jpg

[Airnerd]

My short list of winners:
1) DH8 Q-400 (fast and amazingly quiet for a turboprop)
2) Dornier 328 (fast and comfortable though I haven't seen these around on the west coast for quite a while)
3) BAe 146/Avro RJ (because it's just so crazy to have FOUR jets on a regional airliner - it looks like a miniature C17!)

My short list of losers:
1) Embraer Brazilia -EMB 120 (very cramped, narrow and loud)
2) Fairchild Metro (so skinny it feels like you're in a flying culvert)
3) Dornier 328Jet (I've never flown on one, but it just looks so ugly I have to put it on this list...)

[Avianca 757]

Agree with the DO-328 jet
The not jet version of the 328 is really nice (it's my fav) but the other...well...

[Soku39]

I'd go with the Dornier 328J, but the company is falling apart so my vote is the ERJ-145. Gotta love the taco tubes

[NWA_Flyer757]

The very lovely EMB-120s. And the ERJ 135/145. clap.gif clap.gif clap.gif

[Soku39]

Does an AA 727-200 or a WN 737-200 count?

[NWA_4_life]

Has to be the Sabb340. Classic Prop

[CYPR]

The BAe 146. Flown it all over Canada and Europe, its great not withstanding the hydrolic fluid smell from time to time.

[NightFlyer]

My vote goes to the pencil-jet (EMB-145). Nice looking airplane and flys very nice. Very well layed out cockpit and gotta love those control yokes. My second choice would be the EMB-120.

NightFlyer

[Chip_Chaffin]

The new CRJ-700 in Delta Connection colors...very sharp looking. Send some to DFW!

[gocaps16]

Commuter prop: Jetstream 41
Commuter jet: ERJ-145.

[Stephen Toernblom]

Saab 340 and Saab 2000. Yes, we Swedes rock!

Stephen

[uy707]

Re Launching an old topic
How about your favorite commuters
In term of aesthetics, mine are
- Saab 340
- Fokker 50
- Beechcraft 99
- De Havilland DHC 6 Twin Otter
- Swearingen Metro
- Embraer 135/145
- Beechcraft 18 Classic (I mean the tail dragger )
- Piper PA31 Navajo, piston powered short body variant.
- Beechraft 1900D
- Cessna C208 Caravan short body.
Regards
Alain
happy browsing, my pictures on j.net, todays's additions
American Airlines 727-227 (not a misprint), Cameroon Airlines 767-231ER
Continental Airlines 727-224 and Private Jet Expeditions MD.83
:nod: http://www.jetphotos.net/showphotos.php?userid=2250 :nod:

[jefferry]

Another 747-400D :clap: :clap:

[DAL767-400ER]

Prop: EMB-120 Brasilia, fast and reliable
RJ: CRJ-700, much better than the CRJ-100/200

[matt1168]

Ok, let's see...

Jet:

1.) CRJ700
2.) Dornier 328 (jet)

Prop:

1.) Saab 340 (Gotta love it... :))
2.) 1900D (A little cramped, but flew it Ft. Myers to Tampa last summer... loved it)