Mesa 1900s no more?

[Morettis]

Does Mesa still fly to Kingman???

When I was there about a year ago it was great lakes.

 

[acarpe3448]

The 1900D was a real small airplane, but what a workhorse. I have a lot of good memories of flying in the back of a Mesa 1900D from ABQ to my hometown Durango Colorado! Ok thats the only nice thing I can say about Mesa!

 

[ReverseSensing]

Truboprops have a delightful grittiness to them.

D@mn, that's funny!

And some are chock full 'o spit 'n' vinegar, too.

 

[pgcfii2002]

I just remember seeing a Mesa ticket counter in 2002 with 3-4 flights from IGM into PHX.

 

[CitationLover]

I just remember seeing a Mesa ticket counter in 2002 with 3-4 flights from IGM into PHX.

my first trip as a CA at AMW was thru Kingman. we had one pax going to PHX. after 10 minutes of waiting i asked what was taking so long. the gate agent/station manager/baggage loader said, "oh, they found a crack pipe on him. they've called the sheriff's office." we then proceeded to abort a takeoff in havasu due to "coyote" activity.

 

[Flyer1015]

I just flew on a flight into Kingman (Dec 2006), PHX-PRC-IGM and back, and it was all on a Great Lakes B1900D.

 

[Flight1339]

Yea Great Lakes picked up the EAS service to most of Arizona about a year ago and isn't doing much better. Passenger loads are real low (not necessarily a suprise) and there's no way to check bags all the way to your destination. But then again, thats the lowest common denominator after Mesa.

 

[jetdriven]

nothing like breaking through 10,000 feet and calling up center 4 miles off the departure end of the runway in the 1900D. or a 414 kt groundspeed check my avatar. the 1900 was not your father's beechcraft. I fly the CRJ now but i miss the mighty beech.

 

[Golden Falcon]

kinda miss bangin' around to great metropolitan centers like Winslow, Gallup (mmm the Ranch Kitchen) and all the other places....but alas I was not one of "Risley's raiders" I was the other mob in the lovely C-99...good old days...

 

[Trogdor]

Everyone who flew that plane hated it when they flew it and missed it when they moved on.

VV

I couldn't disagree more. Everyone who ever touches the 1900 loves it from the first second.