Best Regional Jet to Fly

[Lazy8]

The one with the hottest flight attendants, duh!

I mean best payscale. Best payscale! Sorry!

Well it's obvious we're not in this for the money, so your first answer was dead on!

:beer:

g

 

[subin30]

The best regional jet to fly?

No regional jet whatsoever.

On a related note, the Embraer 170/190 is not a regional jet. The only thing regional-sized about it are the payrates.

same goes for the crj700/900. same amount of seats and payrates. by the way which regional flies the 190's?

 

[BoilerUP]

RAH flies the 170/175. Compass will be flying the 175. US Airways flies the E190, as does Jetblue.

Given the size, weight, range, capability and capacity of any of that whole family of airplanes, they are not regional jets. If you folks believe that they are, management is going to continue to pay you like regional pilots and treat you like regional pilots when you will be directly replacing retiring DC-9s and 737s...along with the pilots flying those narrowbodies.

How are they different than the CR7/9? Even though the E-jets are larger, weigh more, have engines under the wings and can seat more, they're basically the same thing - small jets with small pay that happen to have 70-86 seats that are replacing narrowbody mainline aircraft and therefore mainline jobs.

 

[subin30]

RAH flies the 170/175. Compass will be flying the 175. US Airways flies the E190, as does Jetblue.

Given the size, weight, range, capability and capacity of any of that whole family of airplanes, they are not regional jets. If you folks believe that they are, management is going to continue to pay you like regional pilots and treat you like regional pilots when you will be directly replacing retiring DC-9s and 737s...along with the pilots flying those narrowbodies.

How are they different than the CR7/9? Even though the E-jets are larger, weigh more, have engines under the wings and can seat more, they're basically the same thing - small jets with small pay that happen to have 70-86 seats that are replacing narrowbody mainline aircraft and therefore mainline jobs.

Good point. But I still think the E170/175's are a regional jet, just like the crj's. Just b/c it has a mainline look doesn mean its not a regional jet. Like you said, they all pay the same. Management will always pay regional pay as long as its on a regional airline certificate. Until the crj700/900/erj170/175 is flown by mainline. It makes no difference. As far as small jets replacing narrowbody mainline aircraft, I agree. But if not the Embraer family, it will be the Canadair family. Just wait till the CRJ 1000 comes out. 100 seats, yet a regional jet?

 

[Nindiri]

I'm always amazed at how cynical some pilots are. A pilot who has no favorites or no opinion on airplanes isn't really a pilot, he's just a bus driver like management claims.

 

[The_Russian]

I'm always amazed at how cynical some pilots are. A pilot who has no favorites or no opinion on airplanes isn't really a pilot, he's just a bus driver like management claims.

Well said. You sum up most of the aviation crowd nowadays.

 

[G2T]

I'm always amazed at how cynical some pilots are. A pilot who has no favorites or no opinion on airplanes isn't really a pilot, he's just a bus driver like management claims.

Nice post. To not have favorites or opinions takes alot of the little bit of joy that is left out of this job. It can be rough enough with pay/mgmt/workrules as they are. You can always tell who the haters are when you are holding short for something to land (preferebly a training aircraft). Those that have lost the love pay no attention, the rest of us still get joy out of seeing if they bounce!

 

[Soverytired]

I'm always amazed at how cynical some pilots are. A pilot who has no favorites or no opinion on airplanes isn't really a pilot, he's just a bus driver like management claims.

Hah. You do this long enough, and you'll realize flying commercial aircraft is a :

J. O. B.


Favorite aircraft? I've heard good things about the F-86, F-16, T-38, and P-51 though.

 

[Lazy8]

I wasn't being cynical. It's was a joke.

sheesh people

besides, my favorite airplane isn't a regional bird...

g

 

[DannyNoonan]

you're all stupid! the CNJ by FAR is the best to fly

 

[Nindiri]

Hah. You do this long enough, and you'll realize flying commercial aircraft is a :

J. O. B.

Maybe, but I've been flying for nearly twenty years now and I still have fun. All the management nonsense that goes on is no fun, but when I close the cockpit door I forget about all that stuff and just enjoy the hell out of flying.

 

[The_Russian]

Prepare for RRJ training puny, lazy, fat, American pilots!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXW0-OryNbQ

 

[BOHICAgain]

geeze people do you guys not have a favorite car.... Since I have not flown all of the regional airplanes cant say which one is my favorite I like the 200 better than the 140.. just cause of the bicycle yolk

 

[flyer172r]

On a related note, the Embraer 170/190 is not a regional jet. The only thing regional-sized about it are the payrates.

You mean IAD-DFW and DEN-YYZ aren't regional routes? Surely you can't be serious.

Having only flown the ERJs, I'm gonna say the 170 only because it's nicer than the 145. But I hate that bicycle yoke.

 

[purduej]

Out of the 145, 200, and 700, the 700 wins hands down. Lots of power, pretty light controls, and FADEC. Now if only they would make the rudder pedals move back farther.

 

[The_Russian]

Why? Are you an Elf?

 

[BoilerUP]

I'm 5'11" but I too would like the pedals to come back another inch or two as well...some of us don't like flying with the yoke nearly in our lap.

 

[The_Russian]

I'm 5'11" but I too would like the pedals to come back another inch or two as well...some of us don't like flying with the yoke nearly in our lap.

I like it. It makes me feel like a woman. Although, ironing does too.

 

[fastback]

geeze people do you guys not have a favorite car.... Since I have not flown all of the regional airplanes cant say which one is my favorite I like the 200 better than the 140.. just cause of the bicycle yolk

Yeah, the yoke. Just waiting to find a pic on the web with tassles hanging off 'em.

 

[Flybet3]

Yeah, the yoke. Just waiting to find a pic on the web with tassles hanging off 'em.

I was told that the yoke on the embraer was just like the hawker's. It was easier to handle and gave you more of a "natural" feel. Well that's what a hawker guy told me once.