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Old 25th Oct 2004, 06:51
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Flew the RJ for 4 years at SkyWest.

Low speed cues are a green line on the airspeed tape at 1.27 VS.

Agree with Huck about the emphasis on use of automation. On line most guys hand flew it to the flight levels.

I have to disagree about the old timers bagging on the RJ pilots of today not having adequate high altitude training. One must only look at the numbers. Thousands of legs per year in RJ's over the past decade and no airline fatalities on the aircraft from lack of high altitude knowledge that I am aware of, supposition only for the Pinnacle accident. I suppose one could make comparisons from 50's era pilots transitioning from prop planes to jets and regional pilots transitioning from props to jets. Not quite an equal measurement but the learning curve for the old timers was a helluva lot deadlier than for the regional guys making the leap.
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