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DVA6424
Captain, CRJ-200
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464 legs, 621.1 hours
256 legs, 256.6 hours ACARS

Posted onPost created on November 09 2008 14:24 ET by David Digney

Just curious.I know the EMB-120's range is 770nm..under ideal/normal conditions

David Digney

Captain, CRJ-200

DVA2370
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Flagler Beach, FL USA

675 legs, 726.8 hours
319 legs, 311.4 hours online
179 legs, 146.1 hours ACARS
1 legs, 1.6 hours event
0 legs dispatched, 4.0 hours

Posted onPost created on November 09 2008 15:35 ET by Scott Clarke

til it runs out of gas biggrin

DVA3337
First Officer, B767-300

Joined on June 23 2006
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Southeastern United States

133 legs, 348.3 hours
102 legs, 292.9 hours online
97 legs, 269.1 hours ACARS
26 legs, 108.4 hours event

Posted onPost created on November 09 2008 15:51 ET by Steven Glass

Or the Green Baron runs it into a tree that he can not cut biggrin

DVA4290
Senior Captain, CRJ-200

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Houston, TX USA

502 legs, 829.4 hours
340 legs, 575.5 hours online
421 legs, 683.7 hours ACARS
41 legs, 81.2 hours event

Posted onPost created on November 09 2008 17:55 ET by Andrew Lynn

I didn't fly it too much. The Brazilia's range is actually pretty good for a turbo-prop wit hteh type of speed that it can put out. I did ATL-LEX. That's about it.

Andrew Lynn

Senior Captain, CRJ-200

DVA4890
Captain, B747-400
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McDonough, GA USA

1,022 legs, 3,005.6 hours
330 legs, 1,101.7 hours online
948 legs, 2,807.1 hours ACARS
59 legs, 156.7 hours event

Posted onPost created on November 09 2008 19:05 ET by Mark Fetters

I think i was able to do dtw-atl or jfk-atl

Mark Fetters (DVA4890)

DVA6439
Captain, B767-300

Joined on August 14 2008
Double Century Club

Chandler, AZ USA

265 legs, 438.2 hours
255 legs, 425.1 hours ACARS

Posted onPost created on November 09 2008 21:30 ET by Nick Warn

I wish I had patients for turbo props. =D

Nick Warn

Captain, B767-300

DVA3418
Captain, B767-300

Joined on August 03 2006
Century Club

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Sedona, AZ USA

110 legs, 469.7 hours
98 legs, 443.7 hours online
49 legs, 209.8 hours ACARS
6 legs, 33.8 hours event

Posted onPost created on November 09 2008 23:39 ET by Zach Saxman

With them new props maintenance put on for the baron its range has been sufficiently increased from tree to tree wink

lol.

DVA613
Senior Captain, B727-200
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Charlotte, NC USA

2,492 legs, 4,005.0 hours
2,311 legs, 3,624.0 hours online
2,125 legs, 3,166.0 hours ACARS
130 legs, 238.7 hours event
165 legs dispatched, 103.9 hours

Posted onPost created on November 10 2008 07:52 ET by David Keech

Oh Steve, YOU TOO!!! I've taken the 120 from SLC to Kalispell, long flight, nothing like Mark's though, ouch what is that like a 6 hour flight?

Thanks to maintenance, the GB has titanium props, reinforced underbelly, cowlings are from Skunkworks so not sure they are made of, oh, and every seat comes with a parachute...can't seem to keep them stocked up though, hm. razz

DVA2253
Senior Captain, DC-8-61
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Church Hill, TN USA

862 legs, 1,344.5 hours
108 legs, 165.2 hours online
299 legs, 485.1 hours ACARS

Posted onPost created on November 10 2008 08:51 ET by George Lewis

David sometimes increases the range of his EMB-120 by shearing off the landing gear on takeoff (don't ask me how he manages to accomplish this...)

George Lewis (DVA2253)

Posted onPost created on November 10 2008 18:30 ET by Mark Fetters

David it was like 2 or 3 hours. A why would you need a parachute why not give them a lot of pillows seeing as you are only a hundered or so feet above the ground.

George- How does he land

Mark Fetters (DVA4890)

DVA5046
Captain, DC-8-61
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Markham, ON Canada

191 legs, 466.8 hours
52 legs, 123.4 hours online
163 legs, 390.2 hours ACARS
10 legs, 38.6 hours event

Posted onPost created on November 10 2008 20:22 ET by Bryon Lee

"til it runs out of gas" lolz

It depends on who is flying... if it is me, I would not say for more than a few cm (cause I don't fly Emb-120 smile

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Jokeing aside, why don't you fly it and see how far it flies?

Bryon Lee (DVA5046)

Posted onPost created on November 10 2008 20:26 ET by Steven Glass

I'm sorry David, i could not help my self evilgrin

Posted onPost created on November 10 2008 20:40 ET by David Keech

bad influences around here

David Keech (DVA613)

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Senior Captain, B777-200
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Highland Home, AL USA

2,310 legs, 9,806.8 hours
243 legs, 873.7 hours online
2,037 legs, 8,595.0 hours ACARS
22 legs, 51.7 hours event
0 legs dispatched, 0.5 hours

Posted onPost created on November 10 2008 21:11 ET by Rob Morgan

I've done 679 NM. The official maximum range of the -120ER is 1570NM.

Rob Morgan

Senior Captain, B777-200

Posted onPost created on November 10 2008 22:49 ET by George Lewis

In Keech's case it isn't the range that is the issue - it's how much of a beating the prop tips can take as he clears out yet another transition on the Mulch 1 departure...

George Lewis (DVA2253)

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Melbourne, FL USA

1,928 legs, 4,823.7 hours
304 legs, 639.9 hours online
1,880 legs, 4,735.4 hours ACARS
19 legs, 40.9 hours event

Posted onPost created on November 11 2008 13:42 ET by Vic DeSantis

I fly the DVA Academy EMB-120 all around SLC..usually "all the way to the scene of the crash!"

Vic DeSantis (DVA5661)

DVA2533
Senior Captain, EMB-120
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Winter Springs, FL USA

2,089 legs, 2,755.4 hours
1,762 legs, 2,302.1 hours online
1,907 legs, 2,470.3 hours ACARS
29 legs, 31.6 hours event

Posted onPost created on November 11 2008 18:19 ET by Jim Warner

Being an "old" guy with ADHD, I can only manage EMB-120 flights of about one hour tops! Sure is fun climbing for the sky and then dropping like a pancake on the runway. If you come across divots in the approach end of the runway it might be my fault...maybe! I think that something is wrong with my EMB-120 because Ground Effect doesn't seem to have any effect on my plane to slow the descent.....hehehe! If only I could see over the dashboard.....oh well, at least I am not trailing pine cones and bark onto the runway. LOL

Jim Warner

Senior Captain, EMB-120

Posted onPost created on November 12 2008 21:07 ET by David Digney

Hey all u in-the-know pilots.according to Embraeur company,800NM is the range...NOT 1570!!!!

David Digney

Captain, CRJ-200

Posted onPost created on November 12 2008 21:38 ET by Scott Clarke

The Emb120ER which is what we have for the flight academy has a range of 1496 miles/2408 km (LR Series) taken directly off the Delta airlines website

Scott Clarke (DVA2370)

Posted onPost created on November 13 2008 17:49 ET by David Digney

Ok...thats IF there are no passengers...no baggage whatsever....and not at full speed folks

David Digney

Captain, CRJ-200

Posted onPost created on November 13 2008 22:14 ET by Rob Morgan

EMB-120 base model range is 800NM. That is what is shown on the Embraer page, not the EMB120ER. Also, the ranges are with full pax and reserves, not ferry ranges.

Rob Morgan

Senior Captain, B777-200

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