KiloAlpha

As part of a trip, I was assigned a DH on a Mesa CRJ900. He's my experience.

I noticed a lot of vibration and rattles in the cabin. My seat was actually vibrating to the point it felt like I was riding in a Dash. I was seated in the very last row; that probably played a role.

The flight itself was uneventful.

However, as we pulled into the gate, a very interesting thought entered my mind. The poor ground crew is going to have to drag a ton of roll aboards from the cargo bin up to the jetbridge. And on the other side of the equation. Those 90 pax will be forced to huddle in the jetbridge and wait.. and wait.. for there bags.

So what happens when a 900 gets to a station that doesn't have a jetbridge? Do 80+ pax have to stand out in the elements waiting for there bags? What if it is pouring down rain or snow or wind?? What a joke.. US Air and Bombardier, ****ing off 90 people .. one at a time.

So i guess the point of my post is that I think the 900's are junk. Long live the E-Jet.


Any thoughts?

Roper92

The E-Jet is an excellent airplane. However, I think it is much more expensive than the CRJ-700/900. I could be wrong though!

Oh yeah, and E-Jets belong at Majors..

Flyboy8784

Well Done Sir......well done....

rickair7777

The E jets were designed before $90/bbl oil. They are very nice airplanes, but the long, pointy CRJ's are about 15% cheaper to operate. I think the oil spike saved the 700/900 CRJ's.

Also the original mesa 900's have THE WORST INTERIOR EQUIPMENT EVER! Those pax seats are excruciating torture devices. Other 900's have much better seats.

If the Wx is bad and there is no jet bridge, we usually delay deplaning until the rampers get the gate-checks. That way nobody has to stand in the rain/snow. I don't recall mesa being that smart though.

Tinpusher007

The same could also be said about the CR9. But for what it's worth, for the same amount of pax ,the CR9 weighs less than the E-jet and therefore burns less fuel. I have heard of some E-jet operators cruising somewhat slower than normal to mitigate the fuel burn issue.

I've ridden on Comair and ASA CR7's and a UAX/RAH E-170. I didn't find the E-170 to be that much more comfortable than the CR7. It is slightly bigger inside and an overall better design, but the seatpitch was still tight on my knees. I am told the avionics package is outstanding though.

ACEAV8R

Well, the Valet Checked Bags are typically stored in the front bins. The -900 actually has more room for that than the -700. Of course(being a Comair ramp rat leader trying to transition into the flight deck) I can only talk on behalf of Delta Connection. We are also able to store excess or late bags up there NOT ALLOWING PAX ACCESS TO THEM. As far as the jet bridge goes, pax are normally(operative word) good about lining up on the side until their bags are available.

Now as far as weather, I normally have the pax wait in the jet bridge adapter or inside and we bring the bags to them. Normally(operative word), pax are understanding that mother nature is having her day. On days that just can't end fast enough, we just send the Valet bags to baggage claim(of course taking into consideration connections).

This is a very informative sight and I am glad to finally be able to chime in on any questions or comments with the experienced professionals here(this is my first post). Just wanted to add this in.

CTPILOT

I agree a airliner for the majors at regional pay!!

btwissel

yes, tinpusher, they have very nice flightdecks. not very amiable to electrical power interruptions (fly by wire) but otherwise, a huge leap ahead of the previous junglejet.

we usually cruise at .78. plane can do .82, but then we're burning over 2G's of gas per hour per engine. been planned as slow as .76 (CMH-DEN or JFL-DFW) and occasionally I'll have a real fuel-conscious captain that yanks it back to .74 or less, but .78 is typical.

NightIP

I jumpseated home a few weeks back on a Mesa CRJ900. It's a pretty nice bird, but when that FO is up front flying 40-50 more people than me for less pay, I say he can keep his big ol' jet.

cbire880

We fly around at .74 all the time. They love to step speed us b/c of weight restrictions. I came all the way back from IAH to PHL at .74. Gone halfways out too. I think it has to do with the 76 seat configuration as opposed to the 72. .74 is also a good way to make up for the PHL overblock on good weather days.