Whaddaya mean "no inflight entertainment" on QLink B717?
I find it
hugely entertaining.
Its a DC-9-31 with bigger, newer engines and a pilot/automation/systems interface that leaves an A320 or B737 for dead.
Everything that old DC-9 pilots liked about that old bird were retained, and the things they didn't like are fixed.
Apart from two concessions to fly-by-wire (throttles and spoilers) there is a physical connection between the pilots hands and feet to every flying surface.
Rotate 20º nose up on takeoff and observe sustained rates of climb in the vicinity of 4000'/min.
The After Takeoff checklist is done above FL110 because there's no time to call it below A100.
Can maintain 320KIAS on profile at MLW in any tailwind to inside 20nm DTR then decelerate
and meet any company stable approach criteria.
Tough as an old boot.
Easy to fly safely, difficult to fly well, but bloody rewarding when you do.
Those that complain about lack of IFE in a 717 are sitting in the wrong seats
