Originally Posted by NoValueAviator

having flown both i'm going to tell you right now that there are absolutely guys who have flown and even upgraded successfully on the 175 who would lose their jobs on the 145

it's not a stick/rudder thing although apparently many of us can't land right. it's a complete lack of situational awareness and planning.

point being that perhaps some of these pilots know they're weak and know the airplane will take up some of the slack for them.