Likes/Dislikes for the CL-65

[Typhoon1244]

The only problems I have with my mount:

(1) I wish the ECS had a "bug" so you could tell what temperature the packs are trying to maintain.

(2) Maybe it's just me, but it seems like I "saw" weather a lot further away with the Brasilia's radar then I do with the R.J.'s. (User error, perhaps?)

(3) If this thing just had one more engine...! Maybe they could bolt two more onto the existing pair...you know, like a VC-10?

(4) In about half the jets in our fleet, maybe more, when the nose gear comes off the ground on takeoff, it sounds like a DC-7 is trying to fly through the cockpit.

(5) Probably my biggest pet-peeve: couldn't they have designed this thing so that the autopilot wouldn't let the airplane balloon a hundred feet when the first two notches of flaps come out? (Note to new C.R.J. guys: wait until you're rolling into a turn to throw the flaps out. It makes the transition a lot smoother.)

Other than that, I love this plane!

 

[PCL Flt-ops]

Does anyone ever go from V/S to PITCH mode when adding Flaps 20 in a decent to avoid the balloon?

 

[DoinTime]

Does anyone ever go from V/S to PITCH mode when adding Flaps 20 in a decent to avoid the balloon?

The best way I have found to surpress the violent pitch over when the flaps are deployed is to grab the spoilers and extend them at about the same rate as the flaps are deploying. As soon as the flaps are out and the auto pilot has caught up stow them.

 

[ArcticFlier]

I've found that if you slow 10-15 knots lower than max flap speed, it doesn't balloon as much. I'll have to try the pitch mode trick. Makes sense.

AF

 

[BigFlyr]

Having to ride the speed-brake to keep the engines spooled up in icing conditions while being stepped down for an approach can be a handful... Add to that the lack of autothrottles... High tech EFIS and EICAS systems but still a busy airplane compared to the 737NG's... Other than that...The airplane is pretty nice but I'm told the CRJ700 is better.