Скачать или смотреть 🇧🇸 Bahamasair | Retirement Day of C6-BFC (With CFM56 Engine Tests) | Boeing 737-500 | Dec 11/2020

Most of you who follow me would know that I'm fond of BFC in particular. Not only because of her registration, but because the best moments that I’ve experienced with Bahamasair's jets specifically involved Charlie...Cameron. Jr... MyOneGoodChild.....
With BFD and BFE arriving in 2012, BFC was the last to enter the fleet back in March of 2014.She was arguably the best 500 out of the three as well.
So that begs the question as to why she's the first to leave?

While It is unclear if Bahamasair always had plans to get rid of/replace one of their 500s this year, it's most definite that COVID-19 expedited those plans.
Besides COVID, The timing of each of the 500s C-Check (or overhaul for those unfamiliar) played a major role as to why specifically C6-BFC is leaving.
C6-BFE (Who was Bahamasair's first 500)(March2012)got her Overhaul(C-Check) last year.
C6-BFD (July 2012)has been in Costa Rica since the beginning of the year getting her Check.
She has yet to return because "cashed-strapped" Bahamasair has yet to pay for the check completely.

In a perfect world, BFD could’ve(in my eyes, should've) been retired/scrapped from last year because she was involved in an incident that saw her tail damaged from an impact with Bahamasair's Hanger. The Tail was subsequently replaced and if you saw her before she left for her her overhaul, you would understand why my nickname for her is "White Tail". (Reference to the 2 extra clips in the video)

COVID has forced Bahamasair to become even more conscious of expenses. BFC was almost due for her overhaul and it would cost Bahamasair some $2.5 million to do it. So instead, They made the decision to get rid her. She's replaced by their second 700 (C6-BFY) which was delivered last month (Oct/14/20)
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Explanation as to the significance of seeing a Diamond 42.
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I am not a superstitious person, but I tend to become one with this plane in particular.
Some of you would know that I consider Diamond 42s to be "The Black Cats of Aviation". And in the extreme sense, I refer to them as the "Angel of Death" because whenever one appears, a plane dies or something really bad happens(luck wise).
-Back in 2012 was when Bahamasair retired their last two 737-200s. I was casually passing the airport and decided to stop without my camera at the time that C6-BFM (the penultimate 200)was holding short at the threshold. Right before she departed, A Diamond 42 landed. That was the first time I ever saw a Diamond aircraft but, Undenounced to me, I was watching BFM depart for last time without knowing she was retiring. This is how my distain for DA42s began. There are MANY more moments I can talk about I'll stay on topic.
Fast forward to the day of BFC's retirement...I haven't seen a DA42 in LITERAL MONTHS!!!! How much of a coincidence is it for one to appear on the day of BFC's retirement???
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