Originally Posted by
PanRobert
Why? Is it a terrible airplane, dangerous? ??? Thought the DCH8 was supposed to be quite nice?
It's not a bad airplane. Like what amcnd said, you are going from a plane that nearly flies itself to a plane without autothrottles, handflown Cat III approaches, and more complex systems (having props and all). All these things add up during an already commonly overwhelming process of upgrading.