I did quite a few flights on various 146/RJ a/c
Chronologically my 1st flight was with Buzz from Stansted to Marignane,I flew down there a few times to visit friends (and sometimes take some car spares
),on one of the flights I realised that the Capt whilst describing our expected flight details seemed to be saying that rather than approaching over the Etang - we would actually be looping out over the sea near the Chataeu D'if,I thought that sounded quite pretty so I asked an FA if there was any chance of getting the jump seat for the approach into Marignane (I did explain to her that I was an aircraft engineer and private pilot and promised not to sit there asking stoopid questions
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Anyway the Capt and F/O were both really nice guys and also offered me the seat for the return flight in a few days time - that never came about because they had a trainee with them and the weather at Stansted was foul anyway
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In later years I flew regularly (weekly) in the company aircraft from Farnborough,often in the company Skoda (ATP) - sometimes in a Titan ATR42 (yuk) but if we were really lucky we got the company 146
Even later I flew a few times in the QQ RJ's out of Boscombe Down - it sure beat having to drive up to Valley to sort out jet diversions
I quite enjoyed flying in the 146/RJ - some of them were a bit smelly on start up (engine oily smell) but otherwise absolutely fine