Hand flying: CRJ vs E175?

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07-06-2018, 08:59 PM

#41

TransWorld

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Originally Posted by BobbyLeeSwagger

I was supposedly hired for a data entry position, next thing I know im in the front seat and they want me to land the plane!?!. I thought hand-flying meant you use your hands! But I guess it's a 'thing'. Still catching up..

Hand flying means if you are the FO, after you do your walk around in the rain, you pull the propeller around to get the engine started. Son, you have a lot to master!

07-07-2018, 01:38 AM

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Originally Posted by lukeh99

Don’t all 121 carriers prohibit spinning bugs and selectors when hand flying?

No .

07-07-2018, 01:53 AM

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Captjim

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Originally Posted by Riverside

I flew the 145 for 5 years. Now the 747 for 5 months. I actually miss the 145, was such a fun airplane.

^^^^^^^
This! The 145 requires good technique in many areas of flying it, in other words you need to be a detailed oriented pilot to fly it well and smoothly.

07-08-2018, 06:22 AM

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I can't believe this is a topic..

Pay.. qol.. bases and days off.. that's all that should matter..

07-08-2018, 12:03 PM

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Originally Posted by MKUltra

I can't believe this is a topic..

Pay.. qol.. bases and days off.. that's all that should matter..

I, for one, like flying and discussions about it.

07-08-2018, 12:43 PM

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Originally Posted by vessbot

I, for one, like flying and discussions about it.

When flying is more important than QOL you have some serious priority issues.

07-08-2018, 01:06 PM

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Originally Posted by DarkSideMoon

When flying is more important than QOL you have some serious priority issues.

Why do you think that I think flying is more important than QOL?

Edit: I'm saying you can talk about both, same as you can talk both about the World Cup and the Super Bowl in separate threads. But I re-read the original post and see he was using this as a consideration in picking a fleet; so fair enough.

Last edited by vessbot; 07-08-2018 at 01:41 PM.

07-09-2018, 04:30 AM

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PDTFlyer

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Originally Posted by E175 Driver

I hand flew the heck out of the E175 up to altitude all the time. Nice fine machine!

Now the E145 is garbage. Flies like crap.

I’ve never flown the 175, I have a lot of time in the 145, I hand fly it A LOT. To me the 145 is a ton of fun to hand fly. Sorry for the thread hijack.

07-09-2018, 10:02 AM

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Most 'fun' jets to hand fly in my experience.

1. E145
2. B757
3. E175 - The flight director/flight path vector on this and is awesome though.
4. B737

07-09-2018, 01:52 PM

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Cyio

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Originally Posted by m3113n1a1

Most 'fun' jets to hand fly in my experience.

1. E145
2. B757
3. E175 - The flight director/flight path vector on this and is awesome though.
4. B737

Number three is interesting as I found almost without exception that people don’t like the flight director on the 175. It works well, but most seem to prefer the flying wing style.