DiverDriver
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- Oct 13, 2003
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I personally avoid non-reving on all CRJ and ERJ 50-seat models if possible. Those friggin' things leave with empty seats more often than not due to weight and balance issues.
POS's!
I'm on the CRJ and I fly full most places I go. That's full 50. I believe where the ERJ runs into problems is that the max ZFW is 3000# less than the CRJ. This causes problems on short legs. But the CRJ is ok as long as you have the correct balance and that's where I'm running into a problem. The FAA changed the weights for pax and it really messed with the balance. They didn't really change the weight for the bags and since the bags go in the back instead of underneath we have a problem. Some companies have put a permanent balast in the tailcone or bolted to the floor of the cargo bin. Other things can be done to alleviate the nose heaviness of the CRJ like showing crew bags in the back and going down to one coffee maker. Little things add up. I haven't needed to carry balast in a long while after the number shuffle and the permanent balast was added in order to carry someone up front. I'm just asking for a little help to reduce the stress of commuting.
I like the Pinnacle guys. They've always treated me with respect. It seems something in their system is preventing full access to the cockpit JS.