I know many of us (including me) love the heavies, but there aren't many short flights around. I bought a book on the development of United Airlines recently "The Age of Flight". United, like many US airlines, began as a mail carrier. Here's the route they called "The Mainline":SFO-SAC-RNO-EKO(Elko)-SLC-RCS-CYS-OMA-LNK-DSM-IOW-ORD(MDW)-TOL-CLE-JFK. If you think you're seeing double, that is 14 hops coast-to-coast.I took the excellent Dash8 in a leg or 2 tonight. My simulation was that I was a UA heavy captain, however I was participating in an anniversary flight series that emulated this old route, using a Dash8. Great stuff, most liley even better in an old biplane :)Bruce.

You can find a similar coast to coast mail flight plan ready to go at www.dc3airways.com, as well as dozens of other plans recommended for the mainstay aricraft of this VA...Sherman KaplanHighland Park IL

Thanks, I'll go check.Bruce.