Originally Posted by minimwage4

Because it's so much easier to fly the final and also land it smoothly. The 145 is sluggish at slow speeds. You really have to try to roll it on with 45, where as any idiot can roll it on 22 because the angle of the nose is higher requiring almost no added flare. It just rolls on. As far as winter ops, don't do 22. But if you have TRs it doesn't really matter it slows down right away in snow.