[simpits-tech] Jetstream Update

[Matt Bailey]

Aww come on they're not that tiny. :) Similar in size to a King Air anyway.

The cockpit is monstrously comfortable, at least compared to Barons etc. 
Plenty of room up there. I'm not a fan of heavy metal planes but I must say 
the Merlin makes ya feel like a "big dog". :) Unfortunately it also handles 
like a big dog.........(IIRC one of its nicks is "air pig")........

	-Matt Bailey

On Tuesday 22 July 2003 09:40 pm, you wrote:
> Matt Bailey wrote:
> > The Merlin IIB (and probably others in the Merlin/Metro series) has
> > TWO spars running through the cabin, although the aft spar is not
> > much of a problem.
> > The main spar requires a bit of a step to get over though!
>
> Bet that makes pushing the snack cart down the aisle a bit of a pain ;) But
> then the aisle is only an inch and a quarter wide anyway. The first time I
> rode in a Metro I got on, sat down, looked at my dad and said, with a
> straight face, do you smell model glue? He almost lost it right there on
> the plane.
>
> I swear the ramp rats were out there winding the rubber bands.