CRJ vs. ERJ

[CandlerWun]

Haven't flown the ERJ, but the CRJ isn't the easiest to hand fly. Roll rate is nuts, and it's hard to trim out hands off, the null zone when trimmed is 1" play in the column. I've been told that 737's are easier. But, a jet is not a C172 or a Beech 1900, so we shouldn't expect it to fly like it.

I can honestly say that I really don't enjoy hand-flying the CRJ at all. It has a numb feeling that makes hand-flying more of a chore than a pleasure. I was hoping this impression would wane as I gained experience in the airplane, but it hasn't. But, it almost pays the bills and I'm not flying for fun anymore, so I'm content.

Josh M.

 

[aewanabe]

The ERJ is actually "fun" to hand-fly. The elevator is completely manual, so the pitch feedback is direct. At low altitudes you can trim it hands-off with no sweat. Kinda feels like a big Baron in pitch.

Don't get me started on "George" tracking the LOC, or any VHF-based nav for that matter.....

 

[skyaddict]

I second the motion about that sloppy null zone for the CRJ in pitch trim. I can't compare it with any swept wing jet mind you, as the lions share of my jet time was the DoJet, which was much quicker to trim, IMO, although some of our birds were so beat up over the years that they also required an awful lot of ailron and rudder trim too.

 

[T-handle]

Dude, turboprops rule, always have, always will.

 

[Flyin Tony]

Im with T-handle

 

[Cloudroller]

dragonbravo - so what your saying is that the 200 was streached and had its wings lowered to become a 700. i fly both their is more than that thats different. i guess the 717 is also a streach crj with a different fuselage and engines, and they are both shortened md 90s. the reason the nose sits lower is so it does not need emergency slides. your right it does go faster due to bigger engines. i bet it would go further if it had bigger fuel tanks

 

[bestpilot]

Dude, turboprops rule, always have, always will.

Righteous! Bring back the DC-3s! Right on dude. Give it up for some old school. I'm just wondering how like the peeps that buy the tickets would react.

 

[LegacyIIDriver]

The are there to energize the airflow UNDER the ailerons not over. They control span wise airflow. Any airflow OVER a wing would be aided by vortex generators.



It's a weight issue not a complexity issue.

Why on earth do you need to energize air UNDER the aileron and how is that going to happen nose high any way? Just wondering.

Yes, weight was an issue, but this is an airplane designed to be reliable first and formemost. Roll spoilers are just one more thing that will break. EMB didn't want that.

 

[Nova]

Why on earth do you need to energize air UNDER the aileron and how is that going to happen nose high any way? Just wondering.

Have you read your manual?

 

[banned username 2]

Shutdown by people who can't even quote the stats for the airplane correctly. People who can't understand what PRE-S/N 690 means....I.E. LEGACY I vs. LEGACY II. Get a grip on it man.

Oh brother, WSofD Driver is back under a whole new name!

I guess he got tired of his other screennames...

Skull-One (yes, the infamous "Wrongfully Terminated RJ Captain" returns for a fourth time!)
LegacyDriver
vraciu

When will the fun ever end???

But wait, with the new software upgrade...

Several months later now and the ONLY thing on the Embraer web site is a "Legacy", there is no mention of the fabled "Legacy II" that is light years ahead of any other aircraft...

Now if this airplane really did exist and was "all that" wouldn't one think the manufacture would take the time to update their worldwide marketing tool (ie. web site) immediately upon it's release? I mean Falcon has had the 7X on their site for well over a year, Gulfstream had the G-350, G-450 and G-550's on it's site prior to the release, so why is the Legacy II such a well kept secret???

 

[English]

Did we ever come to a consensus about this?

Is it

WSCoD
or
WSoD?


Opinions please.

 

[banned username 2]

Did we ever come to a consensus about this?

Is it

WSCoD
or
WSoD?

Opinions please.

Yes it was determined in another thread via a majority concensus, that S-Can is in fact one word, so the proper abbreviated for the Legacy (and the fabled Legacy II) is WSofD

 

[English]

Got it, thanks.

I just wanted to make sure I gave the plane the respect it deserves.

 

[Pedro]

What does WSofD stand for?

 

[English]

Whistling Sh!tcan of Death