ExpressJet (CRJ) assignments in class

[aa73]

Forgive an "old" guy who's been out of the regional loop for years, but aren't the CRJ-200 and CRJ-700 the same type rating/cockpit and pay the same? why would the 700 go senior if the above is true? To my convoluted mind it would be as if a 737-700 went junior to a 737-800 just because it's a few feet shorter.

 

[resetjet]

Forgive an "old" guy who's been out of the regional loop for years, but aren't the CRJ-200 and CRJ-700 the same type rating/cockpit and pay the same? why would the 700 go senior if the above is true? To my convoluted mind it would be as if a 737-700 went junior to a 737-800 just because it's a few feet shorter.

Same type, same cockpit (mostly) definitely NOT the same pay. Having flown both it may appear the same looking around the cockpit but the difference in control feel and performance is HUGE!

 

[Oakum_Boy]

Crickets......

.......waiting for the supermen and ironwomen to chime in and tell us that they're supremely qualified to fly all types, all day long.

With 10K hours on the breed, and having flown all three, it's just not a super idea. Heck, the ones about to chime in are the ones who probably after five years still swap the bleeds backwards on the -200.

 

[Oakum_Boy]

Same type, same cockpit (mostly) definitely NOT the same pay. Having flown both it may appear the same looking around the cockpit but the difference in control feel and performance is HUGE!

Every system on the -700 and -900 are modified. They may be of Bombardier heirship but operate differently and have different controls and indications. The flows are different, profiles, and flying technique are IMO too different for common-type. But it was granted without my input.

SkyWest does it. But hey, they didn't really have a choice.

 

[Clutch]

Crickets......

.......waiting for the supermen and ironwomen to chime in and tell us that they're supremely qualified to fly all types, all day long.

With 10K hours on the breed, and having flown all three, it's just not a super idea. Heck, the ones about to chime in are the ones who probably after five years still swap the bleeds backwards on the -200.

Oh no!!! Not swapping the bleeds in the wrong order! *gasp

 

[Oakum_Boy]

Indicative indeed.

 

[rumpletumbler]

Does the 700 have the same 50 cent piece sized ADI as the 200?

 

[aa73]

Thx guys. So I guess $$$ is what makes it go senior... makes sense.

 

[centralpilot]

Thx guys. So I guess $$$ is what makes it go senior... makes sense.

That, better trips, the occasional first class meal, and the 700 design fixed most of what is wrong with the 200.

 

[ex j-41]

Well it beats starting out on a 1900 doing 9 legs a day right?