CRJ driver question

[five-alive]

Dork question but just wondering what flight director modes you guys use for takeoff in the CRJ. At a former company we were supposed to use TO for pitch and ROLL for the roll mode. Then after gear up, call "Speed mode, heading mode"

I dont know why we just didnt use heading mode to begin with, as in the ERJ. Also, why not just keep TO as the pitch mode since you are basically holding a pitch until VFS. With speed mode you have to keep syncing the speed cause the bars keep raising up in speed mode.

Other companies different?

 

[atrdriver]

We use TO-TO, which gives 15 degrees pitch and roll protection of 5 degrees. At V2+15 we go to Speed mode until about 600 feet, then roll the speed bug out to 200 or 250 depending on airspace. This keeps the pitch between 7 and 11 degrees usually through a few thousand feet.

 

[wrigley23]

Uh...hand fly it man. It's your only chance to be the sole manipulator of the controls, or when you disconnect at MDA . Fly that baby up to at least 10K, then be lazy.


...in the sim, it's speed mode, heading mode, autopilot, half bank (if needed). I've seen the use of TO mode, works pretty well.

Disclaimer: just being a smart a$$, forgive me. (I've never used it to level off at 6000 when departure doesn't let you climb )

 

[oldskoolbronco2]

where I fly, we use TO-TO. at positive rate its "gear up, speed mode" then at 400ft either nav or hdg mode.

 

[katanabob]

Pushing the a TOGA button gives you TO/TO. The lateral mode will then automatically revert to ROLL if you fail to select something else after takeoff.

I think the reason for not flying heading mode to begin with is an attempt to keep the airplane over the asphalt for most of the runway's length; TO mode will keep you on the heading you were on when you broke ground. (theoretically, should be close to what you need to compensate for wind drift) Then you transition to a heading closer to the end of the runway.

Just my $.02