Originally Posted by pagey

Sigh......

It would be nice if the FAA employed PILOTS instead of lawyers.

The CRJ has been around in some variant since the early-mid 90s. NOW we need type 4 on the ENTIRE fuselage? 20 years later?

Common sense would be a welcome change.

Edit: As a side note as annoying as this is, the complaining here is at a savage level....This isn't that complicated of a procedure. Bleeds off, packs off, ram air open....done. The after takeoff doesn't have much more to do than if you took off normally with the APU running. You are actually pressing less buttons.