Cheyenne Operators?

muchacho · Post by **muchacho** » Sun Apr 11, 2004 10:47 am

Can someone tell me who is the biggest Cheyenne operator in Canada I know Flight Exec of Toronto is one of them, who is next?

skudrunner · Post by **skudrunner** » Sun Apr 11, 2004 11:22 am

Swanberg, and its super busy

SplitS · Post by **SplitS** » Sun Apr 11, 2004 5:47 pm

skudrunner,

Is that a joke??

Chiplight · Post by **Chiplight** » Sun Apr 11, 2004 6:28 pm

I say f exec, too. Heard they are a good place to work for. Curious to know why you would ask, though

joe to go · Post by **joe to go** » Sun Apr 11, 2004 8:47 pm

I just heard from a Swanburg pilot the other day that the Cheyenne has been sitting for months straight, and was just recently returned to service!! Anyone else heard this.

ahramin · Post by **ahramin** » Sun Apr 11, 2004 9:00 pm

It is true joe to go.

Cheyennes have a lot of maintenance issues. Most notably those big windows (pressurization) and electrics.

Not to mention they have a limited life. Not sure but i think at 14 000 hours the wings are no longer certified. Hmm, a guy should find a time-xed one, buy it and owner-maintenance it. The money you save on the purchase would cover the operating costs for quite a while.

airwrench · Post by **airwrench** » Mon Apr 12, 2004 6:43 am

Theres no 14000hr limit, I've worked on many some that were over 17000hrs, perhaps you mean the cheyenne III

joe to go · Post by **joe to go** » Mon Apr 12, 2004 8:57 pm

Yeah, i believe the III is 14,000 hours

oldtimer · Post by **oldtimer** » Mon Apr 12, 2004 9:17 pm

I used to fly a Cheyenne 2. You wouldn't like it. I mean it's just an overpowered Navajo and we all know how we hate those things. I mean you have to put up with those smelly PT-6's that run forever and you almost never get new ones because the old ones never wear out. And having to fly at such high altitudes where it is smooth all the time and you never get to fly in weather or ice because you always climb over it and they carry so much gas that you never get to land in between destinations just for gas and their quiet and airconditioned. Not a real Macho airplane. And I suppose that on top of all this, they plan to pay you reasonable well. I would just absolutly refuse to put up with that sort of nonsense. We must all protest.

SplitS · Post by **SplitS** » Tue Apr 13, 2004 7:27 am

Here Here!!!! Well said ol' boy!