Swayne coming to a 121 near you

jtrain609 said:
Where did you fly the 145? The Honeywell boxes can operated together or be set to single mode so they operate entirely independently.

Also, not every 145 has a full AHRS. We had some at XJT that had flux compasses still, and you had the problems in LGA with the HSI being off.
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Looks like envoy still has the universals im some of theirs. They usually run independent.
 
I flew the 145 for almost 5 years at TSA. Great airplane minus the lack of VNAV and Auto throttles. But you sure can get some butter landings out of the trailing landing gear. Since I'm flying the 747 now, it really makes me miss flying the 145.
 
alaskadrifter said:
I always get a kick hearing guys complain about flying a 737 making 2-3x what I do. I bet they are crying all the way to the bank :bounce:.
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Meh, banter. I'll still mutter "hunk of crap" under my breath at the 175 on occasion but I know things could be far, far worse. :P
 
Kingairer said:
Besides everything, what’s so bad about 737?
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The answer you will get most of the time is "it's not an airbus". In reality, there isn't anything horrible about the 73.

No argument that the bus cockpit is larger, quieter and more comfortable. The 737 flies and performs better. The bus is generally a little less work. I actually prefer the avionics on the 73 over the bus.

I'm coming up on two years and 1,000 hours on the 73, and I'm still having a great time. I'll probably have to go back to the bus, strictly for QOL reasons, but I don't really want to.
 
Hacker15e said:
In USAF training we used to put a student in the back seat of the T-38, cover up the canopy with a canvas hood, and let them do a blind "instrument takeoff" just by following runway heading on the HSI.

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What was more fun, the flying under the bag or the no flap landings? My dad was a T-38 IP back in the early 70’s.
 
JordanD said:
There's a reason I waited :p. Although I'm considering the jump...
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I consider my time on the CRJ an improving experience I never wanted to have.

nimslow said:
The answer you will get most of the time is "it's not an airbus". In reality, there isn't anything horrible about the 73.

No argument that the bus cockpit is larger, quieter and more comfortable. The 737 flies and performs better. The bus is generally a little less work. I actually prefer the avionics on the 73 over the bus.

I'm coming up on two years and 1,000 hours on the 73, and I'm still having a great time. I'll probably have to go back to the bus, strictly for QOL reasons, but I don't really want to.
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“Flies better”

I mean, I haven’t flown both, but, define better.
 
Flew the 135, 145EP/LR/XR at ExpressJet. FMS was better than the Airbus and auto anti-ice was really nice. Flew the Legacy 600/650 (same type rating) around the world a bit too. Exact same as the 145XR but with more fuel tanks and no windshield wipers, go figure. The push to center the HDG bug was nice and t/o config button that yelled at you "TAKEOFF OK". Have about 120 hours in the E170/175, no that was a nice plane. All the bugs worked out and truly a mainline aircraft. Made it through the schoolhouse without studying with just my E145 knowledge. :/
 
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