Originally Posted by
squawkoff
I'll admit it is the hardest airplane to land consistently smooth for me at this point in my career. As far as crosswind landings, it is a handful but after practice and use of basic crosswind landing techniques it can be done. Just like any other airplane, the more experience you get in the ATR the better things become.
I felt it was easy in the sense putting in crosswind techniques and lining it up straight, almost felt like a giant 172 in that sense. What I found interesting about the airplane was once you touched down, it loved to dance around after you put the props into reverse, with the added combo having a high wing, trailing link gear, and lots of rudder input to keep it on centerline, it made you work hard for a good landing.
DayTripper12, I'm not referring only to Eagle, there have been quite a few that have gone down/had incidents due to icing conditions, don't quote me though.