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Originally Posted by Seggy  WOW a fifteen minute turn. All hail to you 
I have done sub one minute turns. |
It's amazing what you can do when you don't have acars
I've gotten phone calls from the chief pilot to explain my one minute turns - but one minute turns are defintely doable.
One thing you can do to speed things up is to get clearance on the taxi in (at the hub) - for us since there is no FMS to program - at the outstation you just pick up the clearance on the taxi out - ATC won't give you one anyway while you're at the gate - they want you to be holding short of the runway ready to go before they give you a clearamce. Or even better if it is a real IFR/IMC day just ask the controller for a through clearance so you don't need to cancel after you get on the ground or pick up a new one before you take off - after checking to make sure that no one else is scheduled to be in or out within the next 20 minutes
Get the weight and balance done before landing. Get the numbers (pax and bags on and off) from the agent in the in range call.
Put fuel just on one side (no single point refuelling here) - cross transfer while you are fueling.
The single pilot 135 freight guys know all the tricks to quick turns.