"Plus there are two FAs and two lavs, so the captain and FO don't have to share. "

I suppose that's always a GOOD thing.

Don't worry, the 135/145 model has lousy flight case storage as well. To top it off, there is not much room next to you to keep your plates, ect. Although the EMB has more room to stretch out than the DoJet when you are seated, you can't stand up like the 328 and getting in and out is a pain.

There isn't much chart space in the CRJ either. I usually sit my Jepps on top of my flight bag or on the tiny flat space next to the O2 mask.

I don't know that there is a regional airliner that is easy to get in and out of.

True, but I thought the DoJet was less hassle in this department.

As I was boarding a Chataqua ERJ the other day and glanced into the flight deck i noticed the pilot seats. They really did seem really uncomfortable. It seemed like the leather on it was on the verge of needing tape to hold it together. That alone seems like a reason to choose the CRJ, I would think the seat should be one of the most important features of a plane since you have to sit in it for several hours straight.

The only reason to choose one over the other is PAY and QUALITY OF LIFE! Who cares what shape the seats are in? Having flown both the CRJ-200 and ERJ, I thought the CRJ seats were much less comfortable than the ERJ. The CRJ has a little more lateral room due to the wider fuselage but a lot of that room gets eaten up by the pool table-sized pedastal on the thing. As far as flying goes, the ERJ is much more automated and has a lot better performance (at least over the CRJ-200). On the other hand, the CRJ is quieter in the cockpit.

I'd fly a C-172 if it paid over $100,000/yr. Who cares what it is as long as it pays.

Show me the $$$!

Oh, I don't know if it has already been mentioned, but the FD/AP on the ERJ sucks on approaches! So bad that at one time there was a limit on its use below (if I remember correctly) 1000 ft on an ILS. That has since been lifted, but the frig'n thing still sucks.

Other than that, the ole ERJ is a decent plane for a micromachine.

It was just on the FOs side that you couldn't use the AP below 1000'. You could use the FD. It has since been changed, but the flight director still sucks really bad. It sure can't handle a cross wind on final.

Can't use the autopilot below 1000ft?? Forget it I'm going to the CR, all I wanna do is flare! ahah just kidding...

Seriously though, pay is a big issue, but the ERJ/CRJ both pay the same.(small differences) I also wasn't looking for anything to do with money here for a minute. I just wanted to know what people thought of each A/C. I figured I'd leave out money right now since that is a depressing topic in the airlines right now.

I'm suprised I didn't have any post like "ahhh screw the ERJ/CRJ, fly the dash 8 or saab"