Originally Posted by No Land 3

Flying an E-Jet does absolutely zero for your career, over a CRJ 7/9, and in fact, is a detriment to your piloting skills, at least in the eyes of where I work. Some places still respect stick and rudder. The CRJ is a pilots aircraft, I miss flying it. What I fly now is an amazing airplane, but also a huge detriment to ones stick and rudder skills. You can turn off the automation, and I do hand fly it, but I also only spend maybe 1/4 to 1/8 as much time actually flying. This is why a very strong emphasis of stick and rudder skills is placed on new people, to have that foundation before coming to where I work now.