propsarebest
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kind of a new guy here..but what is a FADEC exactly?
Who Gives A ********************! No Wonder We Dont Get Paid Anything With Clowns Worried About How Rjs Fly Jeez!
Fully Automatic Digital Engine Control
I also flew the Dork Jet before flying the CRJ (ACA-Indy) I preferred the Dork's flight deck, automation and could grease that baby on but it sure sucked not having spoilers. The RJ was ok but I had more in-flight failures in a month and a half in that jet than I had in the Dork in two and a half years.
I could have wrote this (hint: look at my aircraft flown). Decent landings aren't hard in the -700, the wide landing gear makes it very stable, but really good landings are few and far between, especially while light. The best landing I have ever had in the -700 was an over-weight landing following a return to airport. I think the "less than smooth" landings in the -700 are due to the rather stiff landing gear. Cross-wind landings always seem to be smoother, because only one gear is absorbing the entire weight of the airplane.
On another note... I found the Dornier very easy to make smooth landings, though you actually had to use cross-wind technique due to the narrow landing gear. I prided myself on touching down smooth enough that the spoilers would not automatically extend. Of course this was only to be attempted if there was no contamination (snow) as there were no thrust reversers to help slow down.
I think it really stands for full authority digital engine control.