Originally Posted by
Brand X
While the 900 cockpit may be similar to the CR2, the length of the fuselage and the presence of slats make the plane a whole different animal, similar to an MD-80 series jet. A great trainer for the majors, same way the ERJ-170 series is a great trainer for the 737 and Airbus mainliners.
Just like the md-80 and 737 have modern avionics and a modern flight deck that are a whole different animal than a CRJ-900 and emb-170/190. If you've never flown a steam gauge in Cessna 172 training and have only flown glass cockpit 172s and RJ glass cockpits, it'll be a rude awakening trying to learn steam gauges for the first time during your md-80/737/757/767/a300 training.