Originally Posted by
TonyWilliams
Uh, what would 100,000 pounds have to do with anything? Only about 15,000 pounds heavier than the CRJ that I'm currently flying. The CRJ-1000 will have a max weight 91,800 lb (41,640 kg).
I think CRJ captains will be fine in a 100,000 airplane. Or a 1,000,000 pound one. Emirates is putting new hires into the A380, and some of those will likely come from a CRJ. I know several former CRJ guys who went straight into the B747 for cargo operators, and Boeing 757/767 for US cargo operators. One at my company from the CRJ to the A340, and one to the A330.
Systems and Avionics (glass cockpit) are compatible between a CRJ and any modern FMS glass cockpit aircraft. A more difficult (in my opinion) transition might be from a DC-9, or early B737-100/200 to modern, "big" airplanes (having never flown a CRJ or similar glass cockpit aircraft).
Awesome to hear they are moving again, but that has told me nothing about how the cockpit feels between an RJ captain and a 380 captain. Hopefully some of these guys remember their own words, thats all im saying. And the 100k pounds was more geared towards the 200