Originally Posted by
Speedbird2263
Just an observation however every time I've done DTW-MTY in the 900 with an alternate and full payload, it was with a planned fuel stop in MEM. The E-Jet does have slightly longer legs than the CR9.
-2263
I did that once, but it was filed with a 150KT direct headwind. And the DX had still filed it direct, but we were going to bump 20 pax. Most of the time, it's no problem.