Q400 question
02-16-2009 | 12:27 AM
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The ERJ has a 3 axis AP and it was very annoying during sim because every time you lose an engine, the AP kicks off. It's very annoying to have chimes and warnings going off and to top it off have your AP kick off before entering a hold or something. Our company didn't allow us to climb and decent on single engine with the AP on so that was pretty lame as well. At least on the CRJ if you'd lose an engine the AP would keep flying the airplane into the hold, you just sat there controlling the rudders. That is a plus in my opinion. Might be a stupid question considering those big props but does the AP kick off on the Q400 if an engine fails in flight since it's a 2 axis AP?
02-16-2009 | 05:12 AM
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From: A-320
It looks nothing at all like the older CRJs, although the screen size is similiar with the 900s. Not sure about the RJ autopilot but the Qs is junk. You can give it a 5 degree intercept and it will still fly through the loc and will not lock on to it until the FAF. It is also not three axis so you are kicking rudders all day.
As far as automation, again I do not know much about the CRJs but I would say it may be better. It does all the usual except has no autothrottles. Your question is a little vague though, what specifically are you looking for?
(I have no idea why this RJ photo wont show up. Here is the link anyway)
As far as automation, again I do not know much about the CRJs but I would say it may be better. It does all the usual except has no autothrottles. Your question is a little vague though, what specifically are you looking for?
(I have no idea why this RJ photo wont show up. Here is the link anyway)
02-16-2009 | 07:59 AM
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From: A319/320/321
there is yaw damp, but it a very long airplane with BIG props and much like some other turboprops, you have to still trim the rudder, flaps 35 is better for preventing a tail strike and but not always possible due to performance considerations for single engine climb(in the mountains), so you have to land flaps 15
02-17-2009 | 08:30 AM
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The ERJ has a 3 axis AP and it was very annoying during sim because every time you lose an engine, the AP kicks off. It's very annoying to have chimes and warnings going off and to top it off have your AP kick off before entering a hold or something. Our company didn't allow us to climb and decent on single engine with the AP on so that was pretty lame as well. At least on the CRJ if you'd lose an engine the AP would keep flying the airplane into the hold, you just sat there controlling the rudders. That is a plus in my opinion. Might be a stupid question considering those big props but does the AP kick off on the Q400 if an engine fails in flight since it's a 2 axis AP?
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