Ummm, a plane is a plane, close to 10000 hours of flight time, 3 types later, plenty of "previous" PIC experience, and plenty of common; I would not call myself a fool. Transition was fine. I studied hard, way before I even bid over. challenging? Yes. Great experience?
Yes. Most importantly was I ready? Yes. Still learning the planes nuances? Yes. I'm a pilot I fly the aircraft and manage it just fine. I ask FOs after every trip how did I compare to other captains since I was a crossover because i want to keep improving. All of them say same thing. Awesome, great time, or something else positive. I love a challenge that's why I didn't think it was foolish, I had plenty of common sense, studied and prepped hard before going to upgrade and was ready for upgrade and here I am. Captain on the E-175