Leigh pilgrim From United Kingdom, joined Dec 2000, 392 posts, RR: 0 Posted (7 years 1 week 1 day 11 hours ago) and read 4341 times:
Hi people,
Not sure of its exact name, but I am flying from Toulouse to Nice with AirFrance in the above named aircraft, it was either that or an 8hr trip by train, which as many have mentioned would have been a long and painful trip!
Its only a 1hr flight, but just wondered if any of you had flown in one before, what to expect etc!
Im not usually scared of flying, so is this a 'fasten your seat belts' time! or can I expect an exciting trip there?
Levent From France, joined Sep 2004, 1718 posts, RR: 5 Reply 2, posted (7 years 1 week 1 day 8 hours ago) and read 4328 times:
The props I flew on include the Dash 8-Q315, Fokker 50, ATR 42-300, 72-200 and 72-500. Of all these, I find the ATR 72-500 the best in terms of passenger comfort. The noise level in the cabin during cruise is comparable to a regional jet's.
Being a smaller aircraft it's bound to bounce around a bit more in turbulence, but I always found the ATR to be more stable than say a CRJ.
I've flown the ATR42 and ATR72 loads of times, I generaly enjoy the flight. I prefer the ATR's to the Dash 8's and F50's. I also think that the ATR's look great
777ER From New Zealand, joined Dec 2003, 11308 posts, RR: 17 Reply 4, posted (7 years 1 week 20 hours ago) and read 4306 times:
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NZ operates the ATR72-500, which is a -200advanced model with 6 blades instead of 4 which the -200s have. I've flowen WLG-HLZ-WLG on an ATR72-500 and its a nice ride but very noisy with vibrations during take off
ZKEOJ From New Zealand, joined Feb 2005, 924 posts, RR: 7 Reply 6, posted (7 years 1 week 14 hours ago) and read 4294 times:
Quoting Levent (Reply 2): find the ATR 72-500 the best in terms of passenger comfort
I can only agree with that! I prefer the ATR72-500 over the Dash 8 - especially in terms of legroom when having a window seat. I can't understand why NZ is buying Dash 8's now. They look sleek, but passenger comfort is not as good. Must be more economical though (at least for NZ's purposes).But then again, it looks like they replace the Saab 340s rather than the ATRs...
You'll have a good ride, and certainly better than 8 hours on the train!
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