Fairchild Swearingen Metro II Takeoff - Great Turboprop Sound! 

Thanks a lot, I appreciate it! There is definitely some challenging terrain surrounding the airport in Castlegar. Makes it a very challenging airport to fly into.

Oh hey AFP95

Nice, that’s a lot of hours on the Metro. Must have been some fun flying!

Lots of respect! Only 1300 hrs here between Metro and Merlin...I was intimidated by the Merlin at first...too short and just wild....Lots of respect for the Merlin.

They sound horrible

METRO 3 had Cawi

@@behindthen0thing this plane still flies with Key Lime Air

Metro 111 had CAWI and four bladed propellers.

I had the Castle Air 3 bladed Metroliner last night at 13,000ft high!!! It sounded AMAZING!! Cloudy(Clouds AMPLIFY plane sounds!!)+ 80% Humidity+ A bit of Headwinds = PERFECT LOUD AND PROUD CLEAR SOUND!!

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Thanks a lot! These little Metro's produce a great sound :-)

That's cool you get to see the Metro in the Bearskin livery, we only get these plain white ones here. Thanks for watching!

Thanks, I miss seeing these pass through. I do love the sound of them.

Yeah. I heard about the crash too on this same plane. We never get stuff like this.

Thanks for watching :-) The Metro's are indeed pretty cool, do you get many of them flying into Bern?

***** Very rare here. The last visit dates back to March 2013. I do love those turboprops.

***** Wow, that really is rare! We still have a lot of them here, there are several flights a day out of YLW, but only carrying freight.

***** Hi Matthias, a sad update on this aircraft. On April 13, 2015 C-GSKC crashed performing a flight between Vancouver YVR and Prince George YXS claiming the lives of both pilots aboard. Very sad news.

***** Oh I am very sorry to hear that! Very sad news indeed. Hope all the best for the families!

Thanks so much, I really appreciate it!

Gary Orlando It is very sad news indeed, my thoughts go out to the family of the two pilots on board. Touches close to home as GSKC was a frequent visitor to Castelgar.

Haha I love it. They are bloody loud though! I miss seeing and hearing them pass through my local airport.

@@TheHDAviation oh absolutely loud! And powerful. Axial flow engines are a beautiful piece of engineering. Today, of course, the PT6 is the gold standard because they are easy to maintain, they’re everywhere, and they’re affordable (all of those things being relative).

+gnarkillkicksass Ya, it is quite sad indeed. I always enjoyed seeing and hearing this aircraft flying in and out of CYCG.

+TheHDAviation I ran out of YBMC and YBAF, the Metro was the machine that ran the night past curfew. All the operators though have either gone bust or sold them off. I imagine the same there. Those noisy Garretts were a thing of beauty.

+gnarkillkicksass casair still runs 3 out of perth, one just flew over my house (7:30pm) the sound of it is unmistakable casair.com.au/our-fleet/

That's cool you've had the opportunity to fly on a few Metro's! I bet that was loud, especially on the seat so near to the prop. I'd love to have a flight in one some day.

***** Yes. I have also flown on the less loud Metro III and 23 series with the four bladed props. The Metro II was by far the loudest!! Matter factly, on the Air Midwest machine, after landing, my ears were ringing. Everything sounded muffled when I stepped off the plane. Sort of like how your ears are after being in a place where there is loud music playing...

I've flown N327BA, and all of the other 18 Metros that were operated by Britt Airways. I was based at HUF and flew in/out of ORD and STL from Nov '86 to Aug '88. Enjoyed every minute of it.

@@boeingpilot7002 Me too! I flew all of Britt's Metros and BE-99s and was based at HUF, EVV, and PAH.

@@johnschmidt8440 Always HUFGO; always Metro. Rode as "copilot" on two legs, in a BE-99 with another pilot who was dual-qualified on that and the Metro (HUF-MTO-HUF). We were trading one BE-99 at MTO with another one with a mx squawk that couldn't be MEL'ed. Looked like fun to fly.

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Thanks Mylos!

Thanks so much!

Thanks!

That's cool! Are they cargo or passenger in Fargo? Here we only get this one cargo Metro every weekday.

***** I think they use cargo versions. They fly between Fargo and Sioux Falls sometimes.

Very nice, that must have been interesting flying on the Metro's. I'd like to experience one some day. Ya, definitely sad to hear about the crash.

I love them too, thanks for watching!

Thanks for watching :-)

Thanks a lot!

Thanks so much!

Thanks a lot!

Ya, it's really scary to think about. Pretty crazy anyone would even consider operating an aircraft with that much alcohol in their system.

They do sound great!

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Ya, this one is looking a little worn. A new coat of paint would do it well. Thanks for watching.

Vance Lee Definitely!

Don't appear to be any good outcomes if an engine is lost on that climb out. Must have been heavy with cargo.

They are quite impressively loud for a smaller aircraft, they are a lot of fun to watch flying in and out of CYCG. I get to see a lot of them here in Kelowna but I haven't found a great filming location yet.

***** Good luck on that. I recall seeing these flying in and out of my hometown terminal in Tyler, Texas, known as Tyler Pounds Field Regional Airport, but I don't recall the airline they were with. But those Garrett props were so doggone loud I thought I was gonna need earplugs! It was like standing next to an active siren, without any ear protection! YIKES!! Surprised that American Eagle's then Saab 340B's weren't doing that to me as well.

Possibly Rio Airways....

Thanks a lot, glad you enjoyed!

Thanks a lot!

Thanks! Ya, this one is a cargo plane.

Very cool, that must have been an interesting aircraft to fly.

+somapusher I know what you mean. Last winter I was doing a bit of spotting on a day after a heavy snowfall and there was a Metro at the airport that was leaning back on its tail from the weight.

+somapusher Much easier than something like a 441. Being so long and having the moment arms it does you could hang your weight off the nose with your feet off the ground and know their good. Here in Aus we have them heavy doing night freight on hot nights with fast turn arounds. 99% of a Metro is trim not load, it'll trim superbly with odd balance.

+TheHDAviation I've spent time flying them, the load balance is not hard because it has huge trim allowances. Though that's why you can comfortably exceed MTOW with the right load but if one of those noisy garretts drops asymmetric flight at weight is a death sentence.

@@goodshipkaraboudjan And the twin-engine turbo-prop planes have twice the engine failure rate of a single, like the Malibu, Pilatus Porter, or Caravan.

That’s so true, they are incredibly loud. I miss seeing these cool turboprops flying through my local airport.

@@TheHDAviation yeah, they’re very unique:)

Thanks!

I really like the sound of a turboprop myself, but it's true, they don't compare to the rumble of an old radial!

+2018paulrobbinx Thanks a lot!

This one was just used for flying cargo.

Good looks! I guess they're very light and that cold air is nice and dense? o.O That did strike me as odd but low and behold someone noted it in the comments lol

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He managed to get it to 8700 feet. He couldn't have been that hammered. The hardest part is driving to the drome and getting from the car to the plane. Exactly why do you bring this up? What do you propose? We all read the review. Two guys are dead. Did it ever occur to you that PERHAPS the SAS clutch went berserk and pitched the nose down which created the overspeed condition that caused the airframe to fail? Probably not. Unfortunately, this plane has more than one incident in which what I suggested occurred. And in at least one (Avair in Raleigh NC) both pilots were killed, along with their pax. While the NTSB hung the accident on the crew, ALPA did extensive work and was able to prove that this plane has one nasty Achilles heel, namely the SAS clutch. Designed to produce a moderate stick push that can easily be overridden by the pilot, when it shorts out it creates a HELL of a lot of nose downforce. More than the crew can handle. Enough to nose the plane over in an instant. In the AVAIR accident, the SAS clutch switch was found in the disconnect position. This position is ONLY used in emergencies when the SAS clutch is engaged when you don't want it engaged. WHy do you suppose the crew disconnected it? It is mounted on the center pedestal within immediate reach of both pilots. Its there for a very good reason. While he was over the limit, its entirely possible that it had ZERO to do with this accident.

Thanks, I was glad to catch this one!

All Metro and Merlins have Garrett!! The dash number may be differebt (-3 or -10) but they are all Garrett

John Turcan Some Metros are equipped with Honeywell engines. Some have Garrett engines.

Preston Snowbird this is the same engine TPE 331. It is a Garrett engine. It was made by Honeywell after 2000 I believe. By then the Metro were not built anymore. It is the same as Fairchild vs Swearingen. Same thing.

John Turcan Oh ok.

John Turcan Probably just the Dash number like 5-12, they might be have different sound from another. I think. You right the Metroliners all have Garrett engines.

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I love these skinny turboprops, always an interesting aircraft to see.

Thanks :-)

There are definitely some impressive mountains around the airport in Castlegar. Makes it a difficult airport to fly into.

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***** We get a lot of these at our DHL Hub here at KCVG. They are always so loud!!! I like them. :-)

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Couldn’t agree more.

lol wow :)

Haha it really does look like a flying cigar. I've always loved seeing the Metro, but it hasn't been a plane that seems appealing to fly on.

Haha me too, thanks for watching.

I thought you might like this ;-)

+CrazyForCooCooPuffs It broke up in midair.

+MsMsmak its all speculation, no one knows exactly what happened, no one will ever know.

If that's the case, then why claim that it crashed because of the pilots blood alcohol level?

well drinking and flying isnt the best thing, nothing else seemed amiss.

+CrazyForCooCooPuffs LOL. Not according to the TSB. "The Transportation Safety Board says evidence suggests a plane that crashed north of Vancouver earlier this week may have broke up in mid-flight. The agency said the twin-engine plane dropped 2,400 metres to about 900 metres in less than 20 seconds and the crew didn't declare an emergency. Based on the way the wreckage was scattered, inspectors believe the plane had broken up before impact with the mountainside." Remember also that the aircraft had a second in command on board who was NOT impaired in any way.

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I think they make plenty of power. Push me into my seat enough for every takeoff. I often take it to very short and ice covered gravel strips in northern canada so please do tell how it doesnt create much power?

Paawan, I’d be glad to. I flew Britt airways for years in the early metroliners. I dreaded every summer day! Wieght restricted on a one hour flight with absolutely no single engine performance to speak of. Over temp problems all the time. I’ve never been so glad to leave an airplane in my 20000+ hour career! Two best engines ever made in my opinion are the Pratt jt8d and the pt6. Those engines give their best even when sick, the garret wasn’t much good when new.

I see your point. Thank you for the insite. The bleeds definitely have to go off during the summer on short strips i do agree but what do you mean by weight restricted on a 1hr flight?

Paawan, Most of our flights were out of ORD where runway length was not a problem yet anytime it was over eighty five degrees we would end up leaving seats open because of weight restrictions no doubt due to poor single engine climb performance of the aircraft. The engines had reoccurring over temp problems and gearbox issues it was a poor power plant compared to the pt six. These issues not to mention the main cabin door problems caused me to despise this aircraft. Maybe in a cold climate it might be acceptable but in a hot climate the engine and high wing load wing made this unsuitable.