I have alot in common with the above post. A fun GA airplane that I have alot of time in is a Symphony 160, a real fun and relatively new 2 seater sports car of a trainer. I as well did my multi in a seneca 1, did not like it and did not get my MEI either. I fly the CRJ now and I love it, I have jumpseated on MD 80's, 717's, and ERJ's so far. To compare the ERJ flight deck to the CRJ is hard because its a completely different looking setup up front at quick glance but is surprisingly similar if you look closely enough. I believe the ERJ is supposedly a little more automated but I just dont know that id like those handlebars and in my opinion the jumpseat is horrible compared to the CRJ, but the MD 80's jumpseat is pretty nice but im also a little guy. I hear the 75 is the way to go for jumpseating.