Originally Posted by
USMCmech
Serious question,
What is fundamentally different about the 737 vs a CRJ or 175?
A brand new FO off the street is going to be challenged no matter which plane he flies. I was behind the curve for my first 100 hours, but I can't imagine a Boeing product being that much more difficult. For many years when Mesa was flying 1900s and -8s the first jet a guy would fly would be a 737 after he moved up.
Simply how many bodies are in the back. Despite what mainline pilots want to think, the only difference between them and us is passenger count, otherwise its the exact same job requiring the exact same skills.