Does it make any difference?

[MileHighClub]

I'm currently in PW#2208 and I'm seeking a plane with a capacity of 50 to 60 pax.

As I am not really expierienced in playing AM for me all of the below listed planes look pretty much the same, so choosing the most profitable one seems to be impossible. Which of those planes would you prefer and why?

Name	Seats	Speed	Range	Turn Time	Fuel	Price
Fairchild Hiller FH-227D   52   255   1577   0.28   151    [€8,978,362
Fairchild Hiller FH-227   52   255   1612   0.28   152    €9,095,261
HS-748 Srs 2B   58   244   1634   0.32   144    €9,101,930
Fairchild Hiller FH-227E   52   255   1652   0.28   151    €9,104,385
Fairchild Hiller FH-227C   52   255   1652   0.28   151    €9,118,278
Convair 640   52   260   1949   0.28   156    €9,864,366
Convair 600-440   56   258   1926   0.29   161    €10,399,373
NAMC YS-11A-500   60   252   1997   0.33   158    €10,630,053
HS-748 Srs 2   62   238   1994   0.31   159    €10,710,381
HS-748 Srs 2A   62   249   1860   0.31   162    €10,747,200
NAMC YS-11A-200   60   253   1996   0.31   162    €10,849,405
NAMC YS-11-100   60   258   1979   0.31   167    €11,146,293
Fairchild Hiller FH-227B   56   255   2678   0.29   157    €11,236,347
Page Herald-200   56   275   2025   0.32   175    €11,432,869
Breguet 941S   57   243   1614   0.30   229    €11,536,963
Convair 580   52   297   2270   0.28   179    €11,840,018

How do I read all those numbers? What is really important? Seats, Price, Speed, Fuel? Wich combination looks best?

Thanks for the help

[AytchMan]

Choose the best seat/speed combination at the lowest price for the range you need.  The Breg and the Fairchild 227B are the worst.  I'd pick the HS-478 2B and the NAM 500 for the 1600- and 2000-mile ranges.

[1993matias]

I pretty much agree with AytchMan. Maybe you would like to take a look at the Convair 600-440?

When looking at planes, first take a look at the amount of seats. Does it fit your routes? Is it too big? Too small? Compare your current planes with the one you want to buy. If your current plane is making a lot of money, consider choosing a plane with slightly more seats to replace, otherwise don't.
And as a rule of thumb, never fly anything with more than 300 seats. Especially when still small.

When you've chosen the amount of seats, go for something fast. It doesn't matter if 30 knots costs you 1 million more, you will earn that back in the extra route the plane can do.

Finally, check the fuel consumption just to be on the safe side. Make sure your plane doesn't use significantly more than similar planes to avoid nasty surprises.

And remember, although a simple fleet looks good, it doesn't have any influence on your maintenance costs. You can have as many different aircraft models as you like.

I hope this helped! Remember to have fun!

[wishfulanthony]

Yes it does. In fact, you might want to consider the following in your aircraft selection:

- number of passengers (more people per flight = more revenue)
- aircraft speed (the faster a plane, the quicker people get to their destination, translated to more profits)
- turnaround time (shorter turnaround time, you can create more flights)
- aircraft range (longer flights may not necessarily mean more revenue; however, shousl you consider flying longer routes using regional planes, you might get lucky with big revenues)

There may be more factors in the selection process, but those four would be crucial to your best aircraft selection. You might even be interested to know that I have even created a website that discusses that very issue of choosing the best aircraft for you. If you want, visit www.anthonynachor.com/airline-mogul.html and go through the green channel and "working on your airline". Better yet, you can PM me and I will be more than happy to help you.

[1993matias]

- number of passengers (more people per flight = more revenue)
- aircraft speed (the faster a plane, the quicker people get to their destination, translated to more profits)
- turnaround time (shorter turnaround time, you can create more flights)
- aircraft range (longer flights may not necessarily mean more revenue; however, shousl you consider flying longer routes using regional planes, you might get lucky with big revenues)

Turnaround time is the same as passenger capacity. All planes with 50 seats have the same turnaround time; all planes with 100 passengers have the same turnaround time. Just looking at passenger numbers is enough.

[haliu]

For your airline, since you are in a regional world, the max. distance would be 3000(I need a unit). Therefore I say that the HS 748s are all fine. They are well priced and speed will affect you a tiny bit (more speed allows you to perform more frequencies). The NAMC are also good for the same reasons. I've personally operated the HS-748 Srs 2A (Impressed), NAMC YS-11A-500 (not as good) and Convair 580 (not recommended for regional worlds. I used to go between New Zealand and Australia)

That's how I see it.

I do like having more passengers.