Originally Posted by flapshalfspeed

Our training department is top notch--most of my FOs are great, and in fact they know how to fly this airplane better than most of our Captains precisely b/c our training is top notch. The problem is, after training, they end up flying with us former CRJ guys--who fly the EJet like a CRJ--and then they start using VS/FPA all the live long day, and overspeed the flaps and end up all over the place instead of on path/on speed at the ILS join.

It's going to take time for our pilot group to fully absorb the VNAV/automation of this airplane and fully incorporate it into our operating culture, b/c most of us were flying CRJ-200s/ERJs the bulk of our careers.

Also, if your autopilot/autothrottles were overspeeding the flaps, you weren't using an appropriate vertical mode. If you're using the appropriate guidance modes, and retracting/extending flaps on schedule, the EJet AP/AT will not overspeed the flaps, even in gusty wind conditions...so, you basically just admitted you don't fully understand how to fly the airplane as it was designed. Just sayin'