Thanks for the comments, Ken. His takeoff was fun to watch. I didn't see
them load up, so don't know how many were on board.
Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
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From: "Ken Norton" <ken@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2012 3:40 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: N999MX
>> I received a couple of comments on a partial image of this airplane
>> yesterday. I thought it deserved a more complete image. The Metro is a
>> very efficient people hauler.
>
> The Metro is a fascinating airplane. It's not very comfortable for the
> passengers, and fully loaded it's a dog. But when you are the ONLY
> passenger on the airplane and the pilots ask you if it's OK if they
> try to get home a little quicker, you don't turn that opportunity
> down.
>
> With one passenger and light fuel, that thing climbs like a homesick
> angel. My Cessna 172 would have stalled out and fallen out of the sky
> if I tried a climb angle like that. Ditto for the MD80 which had me
> and only one other passenger. If I was leaned back any more I'd expect
> to have a dentist cleaning my teeth.
>
> I learned not to put my bags in the overhead bin under these
> circumstances. The flight angles are so aggressive when the planes are
> empty that your bags will go sailing in them. I had a tripod actually
> punch through the end of a bin on landing.
>
> Still, the Metro is an amazing airplane. They are almost perfect for
> hauling saugages, cheese wheels and round hay bales.
>
> AG
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