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Originally Posted by JaceTheAce  From what I can tell in the sim, I love this airplane! I can't wait to fly it. |
Congrats Jace!
What a great feeling. I remember the day I passed the ride at PDT. I was so happy, relieved, and exhausted. What sucks is, it's the same ride captains get, but they won't let you have the type rating. I think it's a stupid union thing.
The Dash is great to fly. I hear a lot of guys say its tough to land. But with that big straight wing hanging out there it flies like a C172. Heck, with full flaps you can have approach speeds as slow as 95 KTS and land it on a dime.
My first landing in the Dash was at night to my SOE captain's base at ORF. We had 4 days off so I could tell he just wanted to get home. (Nothing like a little extra pressure) I got the Dash nice and stable on final, and I actually greased the landing. I couldn't believe it! What a great confidence boost! And I was psyched to come back in 4 days to fly the Dash again.
I went on to have some crappy landings. Learning the differences between the -100 and -300 made getting good landings down pat tough. But after a few months I had pretty consistent landings, and even had a few "nice landing" from the pax.