Originally Posted by
coop77
Naley- Comparing PSA's upgrade req's to ours is pointless. Flying an RJ is nothing like flying a Dash, and though I'm sure to get some argument on this one....I dare say that the skill level required to fly a Dash safely when sheeeott hits the fan is a whole different game than an RJ. A lowering of the 3000-hr upgrade requirement should require that the safety briefing cards include saying a prayer prior to every pushback. One thing I do know: My family and freinds will not be onboard. That's for dizzamn sure.
I love how people assume an RJ is so much easier to fly simply because it has more automation. Not that it is hard to fly once you used to it, but it seems turbo propr drivers automatically assume flying a turbo prop is harder. Maybe it is, I don't know. I do know the people I have flown with that have flown the Dash say it is not. True, you have less automation and your flying lower so your stuck in the weather more. I'll give you that. But your flying also flying an airplane that is a lot slower. Id be willing to bet that a Dash is more forgiving than an RJ, especially if you get behind it.