After working around the 1900 for the past week (sitting in the cockpit a couple of times) and flying down to BOS an back on BigSky last night, I have found my calling.
I LOVE the 1900. It RokrZ!!!111!!!
Seriously Screw the Jets.
I don't need 6 TVs to fly an airplane.
A 1900 driver is a pilot, an RJ driver is a systems manager.
Once I get my stuff done and fly scenics and CFI for a bit, I'm holding out for Colgan, or Big Sky.
The 1900 is a fun plane to fly.
After giving a CRJ-200 a headstart of 2000ft in altitude - we were cleared to takeoff behind the CRJ - we beat the CRJ to 17,000ft - as we were leveling at 17000ft, the CRJ was 3000ft below us on its way to FL290. Of course the CRJ totally smoked us in airspeed - everything overtakes us in a 140kt climb.