Originally Posted by Gretchenfrage
And please spare us the song of how much more difficult it is to operate the regionals and how easy 320's and 737's are. Most of us have passed through the earlier stage and know. Everyone has to get their act together in whatever equippment, bad luck can't hit unilaterally just one category.
GF
Reversers can slow an aquaplaining aircraft enough till the brakes become effective again. Most jets except the E145 and AVRO have reversers which might explain the higher number of runway overruns by those types.
p.s. GF go grind that axe somewhere else! Perhaps you can ask Blick if they publish your ´expert opinion?´
p.p.s. Most regionals are not more difficult to operate. (although an engine failure on a turboprop is quite a bit more intense than on a jet) It´s the type of operation, multiple sector ultra short haul in a high performance aircraft, that poses the danger.