Originally Posted by
saab2000
I would love to hear from folks who fly all three versions (or the sub-versions of the -900, the -705) of the CRJ.
I fly the -200 and have about 2700 hours in it. I still don't like it very much. But I am slowly getting used to it.
Anyway, let's hear about the real world differences and improvements in the -700 and -900 over the -100/-200.
The things I like about the -700/900 are:
1) FADEC and the associated climb/toga/max detents. It's nice to not have to manually set the power percentage.
2) Decent climb rates all the way up to cruise. No more having to think when asked if you can make FL3XX in X minutes.
3) No more babysitting the ECS. Just set 27-28 degrees in the back and forget about it. Nice!
4) Associated with #3 is the fact that the cabin air now blows from above your head instead of at your feet. Girls in sandals can now fly comfortably!
5) Less legs per day, mainly because the -700/900 is put on longer segments.
If you like "real airliner" landings the the -700/900 is your bird because it has the slats. Personally, I'm still getting used to it. I flew the Saab and then the -200 so I'm very comfortable with the "lawn dart" sight picture.