Originally Posted by spitfire1500

I've been on the ERJ awhile and the only two big gripes I have, first it is loud as hell inside and second the radar is garbage.
The service ceiling of 370 and VMO of 320 or Mach .78 were established to keep the plane way inside its envelope since Embraer has pushed the plane as an easy turboprop to jet transition plane. Embraer has flown the plane outside these limitations.
One thing Bombardier has done that I can't understand with the newer CRJ 700 and 900's is that they have put the FADECS out in the engine cowling area... correct me if I am wrong...Embraer put them in an avionics compartment in the rear of the plane which I think if there is a cat. fail in the eng I want them away from it.