Originally Posted by
toolowterrain
2) While all the same type rating, flying the 700/900 will in NO way prepare you for the 200. No slats, much more complicated systems, different sight picture, no FADEC, No coupled VNAV, the list goes on. The other way around? Maybe. If you master the 200, it should help you transition to the 7/900 but that's a one-way street.
Dude. Common........Really? There is a reason it's a single type rating. It's the same reason why more than one US airlines have their pilots qualified to fly all 3 variants.
The differences are pretty minor when it comes to operation, and the systems are much more similar than they are different.