Fred, I'm flying the RJ (85/100/100 mark II) breed of the Avro stable. I suspect the bird to be quite nicer in terms of cockpit environment, e.g. EFIS, FADEC, EGPWS, ACAS, FMS etc.
Weird? Aaaaahh... alright, sure they are a few British idiosyncrasies (oops, 'xcuse me folks), but the a/c is very nice to fly and surely just more manoeuvrable than a '47.
What are your points about weird?
P.S. and she still flies with 2 engines out, now what about your average Boing or Bus?
------------------
* cut my wings and I'll die *