"Later, 'Bro!" (1986-2015)

ChasenSFO said:
Always really wanted to fly it, the Bro is really what got me interested in working at Skywest after High School. Too bad I never got a chance to, but I flew as a pax on it many, many times. Good memories getting off work, hopping on a bro to Chico for a night of partying, then dry heaving in the exit row reeking of booze the next morning and taking a nap before the shift. It was quite the routine.

I got to be on the last revenue roundtrip from SFO on Cinco De Mayo, SFO-BFL-SFO. To my surprise, I was the only non-rev. When UA retired the 737(before merging with CO and picking up a few hundred more), there was a giant standby list of enthusiasts. None the less, it was a very cool crew who remembered me from my Skywest days(except the F/O who hadn't been around long) and it was pretty emotional for the FAT based F/A who had spent the majority of her 14 years at Skywest on the Bro. I'll miss the gangsta leaned seats, the 90 feet of legroom from my favorite seat 9C, and the vibrations that would lull me to sleep. Looked like some really fun flying in that thing. CEC in particular looked awesome. Here's a crappy compressed FB image I took from the last revenue leg into SFO, and one with the "For Sale" sign the CA put up on arrival.
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I'll miss that thing. I have absolutely zero desire to fly the CRJ, find nothing cool about it at all other than the fact it's a jet and it goes fast I guess. The 175 looks pretty cool, but both just look like "work" airplanes to me where as the Bro looked like it would be a lot more fun and adventurous, even if exhausting. Aidios amigo.
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Awesome post man. I would have loved to fly one! I got stuck in the crosshairs of training at the time of her retirement, unfortunately. The Bro was an awesome plane, I always loved seeing them, and the one time I got to fly on one SJC-SBA-SJC was an awesome trip. The Bro will be missed!
 
mrivc211 said:
I bet between all of us we've got some pretty cool bro stories. Does anyone remember the flea bag motel we stayed at in IPL? I remember crew members used to fight over the room that got free porn. I was like wtf did I get myself into. I shoulda gone to dental school. The next morning, black friday(day after turkey day) I wake up and head down to the lobby at 4:30am only to see a cockroach lying dead on its back. I didn't know who to feel sorry for more, me or the cockroach.
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Oh yeah...

I had the dubious distinction of being on the last crew that laid over in Imperial on my IOE. "Welcome to the Bro..."

z987k said:
So is the CRJ now doing SBP-SFO/LAX 4 times a day or so for United?
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Yep, if you're trying to go, you'll likely have better luck, as the Skidoo isn't as weight-encumbered as the Brasilia was. Mostly...

skatergeek said:
I flew the bro from 2012-2014. It was an absolute blast flying up and down the coast all day long. The flying, overnights and crews were all amazing (in the SoCal system...) I'm gonna miss that plane.
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I miss Arcata, although I suspect you don't ;)
 
I moved to the San Fran area to specifically fly the bro after I finished all my cfi work. My friend's stories about the plane and the crews made it sound so fun. Now I'm on the jet in houston. I keep thinking, it could have been more fun than this.....
 
ahsmatt7 said:
I moved to the San Fran area to specifically fly the bro after I finished all my cfi work. My friend's stories about the plane and the crews made it sound so fun. Now I'm on the jet in houston. I keep thinking, it could have been more fun than this.....
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Some of that spirit of 'fun' still lives on in the 175, although obviously the flying is different.
 
ahsmatt7 said:
I moved to the San Fran area to specifically fly the bro after I finished all my cfi work. My friend's stories about the plane and the crews made it sound so fun. Now I'm on the jet in houston. I keep thinking, it could have been more fun than this.....
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Meh, that's what everyone told me. "The Bro is the most fun flying you'll do here!" "CRJ crews aren't as fun!"

Having been on both sides of the fence now, I can say that those statements are unequivocally false. The only difference I have seen is less noise, better dispatch reliability and a couple of extra dollars on my paycheck. I dare say that hand flying the CRJ is even a more pleasurable experience. I don't miss adjusting the rudder trim every 10 seconds.
 
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