Originally Posted by
BURflyer
I've always wanted to try that Q400. It's supposed to be the quietest and best prop airliner. One guy that I talked to, in his exact words said that it was a POS. Still it looks nice and I hear it's got a FADEC system.
If you talk to someone from QX they'd probably say that. Those Q's are earlier off the line and while their MX puts up a valiant effort, those airframes tend to lean on the POS side depending on their mood. I'd argue that the later ones off the line have been more successfully debugged. Yes, its a big flying computer like any other newer RJ.
And yes, it does have a FADEC, but no auto-throttle.