I love this plane! The de Havilland Canada Dash 7. Usually just called “The Dash”, ‘cos, you know, there’s only one. 😉 Sadly, I don’t think Air Greenland have any Dash 7s in their fleet anymore. But we’ve spent some time in these planes, had the best service, the best coffee – really! – and the best time. The seats are fabulous, with plenty of leg room. And counting the 13 seconds from the moment the pilot floors it to take off (a few seconds more when it’s heavy)… Yeah, it never gets old.
Ah… I miss it!
Chris
That ‘NIPIKI’ under the cockpit window — is that the plane’s ‘nickname’ . . or something else? I’ve seen a few planes at the airport that seem to have their own ‘pet names’ stenciled on them! Pride of ownership, I guess!
Good question. I really think so, but actually never asked. 🙂 It’s a lovely plane. My blog doesn’t do it justice. In fact, all de Havilland Canada aircraft are just fabulous, in my opinion.