I FLEW ON THE CRJ200...Is it REALLY That Bad?
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When you ask someone what their least favorite plane is, I guarantee you that the most common response will be the CRJ-200. But why is that? What is it about this 50-seat regional jet that makes it so controversial? I was able to finally hop on one of these after 12 years on a quick 30-minute flight from Chicago to Champaign. What's my take on it and is the CRJ-200 really that bad? Find out here.
Date of Travel: October 17th, 2023
Airline: American Eagle (operated by Air Wisconsin)
Aircraft: Mitsubishi CRJ-200LR (N436AW)
Route: Chicago O'Hare, IL to Champaign, IL
Duration: 0h 30min
Seat: 12D (Main Cabin)
Price: 22,500 Avios + $11.20 (Booked via BA Executive Club)
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Intro
00:55 Journey to ORD
01:45 American CRJ-200's...AGAIN?!
04:20 Impressions of the CRJ-200
06:35 Departure
09:20 Inflight
10:25 Arrival & Conclusion
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Hi everyone, I noticed a bit of confusion on why I labeled the CRJ-200 as "Mitsubishi" instead of "Bombardier".
Mitsubishi recently acquired Bombardier as a company so, if you look on Flightradar24, all CRJ planes are listed as "Mitsubishi CRJs". I understand the planes were initially "Canadair CRJs" and then later "Bombardier". I guess it's similar to how the Bombardier C-Series was renamed to the Airbus A220 but maybe not.
But I'll start referring to the CRJs as "Bombardier" again to avoid confusion.
The reason the windows on CRJ-100 and -200 are low and misaligned is because the aircraft's fuselage was developed from the Challenger 600 series business jet, which seats in a 1-1 config. The CRJ-700 and later have an entirely redesigned fuselage that eliminates the problem
Ah that’s what it was. I knew there was a specific reason but couldn’t remember. Thanks for the info!
The 900 is the same. Unless you fly first class or premium economy you’ll have a window aligned with the seat.
I came down here to post this exact same thing but you beat me to it lol
@@SassyRailfan in 2 class 900s that's true but at least the window is at the right height
Y’all took care of my window question 👍
As a retired aircraft mechanic, I have a simple philosophy; the aircraft is well built, safe(well maintained-my job profession), reliable, efficient and comfortable then that’s all that matters to me. I flown the crj with United Airlines Express and the machine did the job. The problem I see here with the flying public is they take flying for granted. It’s a machine that requires incredible attention - pilots , flight attendants and mechanics(ground crews)to get you where you want to go safely. Never take flying for granted.
I think one of the reasons people hate these small aircraft's is because of the inconvenience of putting your carry-on luggage in with the checked baggage because the overhead bins are so small, and if you happen to have a layover with limited time to catch you're next flight, then you have to wait on the jet bridge for about 10-20 minutes along with a bunch of other people for them to retrieve your carry-on from the cargo bay.
Where people who are afraid of flying hate that these smaller airplanes get tossed around with just very little wind.
That almost cost me a missed connection at O'hare. If I had missed the connection (and it was very close) It would have been a 6 hour wait for the next flight. Otherwise, these CRJs don't bother me much. I flew on one to Denver (maybe it was a CRJ-700), which is a 2-hour flight for me. I then connected on a 737-900 for the next leg. I felt more comfortable on the CRJ than I did on the 737.
The CRJ-200 was originally designed as a corporate aircraft and never designed for 50 passengers. The environmental system is atrocious and dangerous in high temperatures. There have been flights grounded because the aircraft can’t cool below 89 degrees on the ramp.
Yep. The overhead storage seems to be for small purses and bags of marshmallows. Fortunately, some of the variants have bin storage in cabinets. But they fill up pretty quickly.
You'd think everyone there was smart enough to just let 20 people pick out their bags from the cargo when de-planing
I fly these aircraft. Its a fun little jet to fly for sure. Doesn't have all the modern equipment we see on most other jets including V-Nav and auto throttles. It does require a lot of baby sitting. Can get annoying for sure but overall makes us better pilots I believe. This little aircraft will always have a place in my heart.
As an airline pilot whose flown the CRJ-200 your spot on with everything. Well put together video. Nice work !
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YOU'RE (NOT your) not a pilot. Nice try.
This was fantastic AS. First time on a CRJ2 in 12 years, wow. Love all of the little details you provide such as where other flights are headed and the United globe on the wall panels. very nicely done and always great to see CMI!
I "grew up" you could say, with the CRJ200. It was my first aircraft I ever worked as a former airline employee and also flew non-revenue on out of Grand Forks, ND. As much as I won't miss the pit or the waiting for gate checked carryons (I know...the 550, 700 and 900 still have them), I'll always remember it as the workhorse of the small towns.
Man, I am just an old aviation geek, but I truly enjoyed this little short flight. It was not long and you hit all the good stuff. Great job brother!
Air Wisconsin flight attendants are consistently some of the best I’ve noticed. Great review, glad you mentioned some of the things I love about the -200!
Fantastic video! Thanks for sharing this trip! I’ve never flown on any model of CRJ, but I have read that people prefer the ERJ-145 jets.
Cool video that brings back a lot of memories! I'm a fan of the 200. I ramped for Delta at DEN when they were in use on a lot of our routes, we contracted them from Skywest. There was a large closet sized cargo bin in the back behind the lav firewall, and a small underbelly bin. Doing those was a breeze. Also flew on them many times to a variety of destinations, and always enjoyed the experience. IMO the CRJ's were nimble, fast, reasonably comfortable, good sounding good looking aircraft. Always looked forward to flying them. Well, Delta gradually phased out the 200's from Denver service and by 2013 it was rare to see one come in, then they were gone. Fast forward to 2019 when the plan demic was in its darkest days and almost nobody was flying, much to my happy surprise what did I see one day but a Delta CRJ coming up to one of our gates after a very long absence!! For a short time they resumed regular runs to Denver until people started flying again and they had to bring in bigger aircraft. A characteristic of the 200's was their short, relatively low to the ground landing gear...Brings to 'mind' (as You'll see) one experience i will never forget while working the CRJ: after we had brought 1 up to the gate, I chocked the nosewheel, pulled the bypass pin then unthinkingly stood up while still partly under the nose and promptly whacked my head on the lower pitot tube.....talk about a world of hurt and a string of choice words... I, for sure miss the CRJ's!
6:50 That American Eagle retro livery is **chef's kiss, followed by a nostalgic sigh**
Looks better and better the older you get.
I have flown on some American Airlines retro Livery’s
I was an avionics tech for Air Wisconsin when they flew under United Express. I worked out of Milwaukee. This was shortly after 911. CRJ-200 were very tight quarters when it came to do electrical and electronics work.
I worked maintenance on these in PHL for AWAC back in the early 2000's so I can attest to the cramped quarters under the floor in the avionics space. Hated getting a call for "OVBD COOL FAIL" eicas message lol
as a pilot who has jumpseated on all kinds of aircraft its funny i actually find i have more leg-room in the back of a CRJ-200 than in the back of a delta 319. the leaning over to have to look out the window does really hurt your neck after 20 minutes tho!
Flew the CRJ-200, United from Midland Texas to Denver Colorado 3.5 years ago. Had my 8 month old who spent the entire time on my lap gazing out the window. The flight was fine and even had a 300 + pounder in the seat next to me with no problem.
I always fly AE out of Wilmington (NC). I love them. Embraers, Bombardiers, great equipment. They really scoot. One time on a night flight we went from Philly to Wilmie in 35 minutes because the pilot was in a hurry to get home. He told us that over the intercom. And said he was going to hit the gas. We felt it. And sure enough we were on the ground very quickly. It was approaching 11pm and he had a week off after that. He was telling us this during the flight. It was hilarious. Everyone laughed and cheered.
I feel that everyone feels a bit closer (literally and figuratively) when they fly on an AE flight, especially the 50-seat jets. A lot more intimate and a more homey feeling. Never gets old.
I fully agree with you that on a 30-40 minute flight the CRJ 200 is not bad. Much longer, and it gets pretty uncomfortable. Prior to Delta putting a limit to the segments they'd fly them on, I ended up on 2.5+ hr CRJ 200 flights, and there is nothing comfortable about that. I am not a ERJ 135/145 fan either, but if you get the single seat its much nicer than CRJ 200 (unless you end up with a seat open next to you)
Whoa...can't imagine 2.5hrs on the 200 yikes! I've done 1.5-2hrs on the E145 and it's rather nice to have the single seat. I've had the two-seater all to myself on some occasions which was really nice too.
Love you can really feel the thrust on those rear engines on takeoff. Haven flown a rear engine since the tri engine dc 10 era in the 80's
Do this flight again in the dead heat of summer. This ac gets so hot and does not cool down at all while you sit on the ground. Great content
I love flying in this jet. You literally feel like you're flying by the seat of your pants. From Newark, Philadelphia, Scranton, So always different weather in the Northeast soooo much fun to ride in.👩✈️👨✈️
My wife was an FA on the CRJ series for Comair before they went out of business. She loved flying and working on those A/C.
Quite frankly, I’ve grown to like RJ’s better on regional carriers over time. Mainly because they don’t try to cram extra rows on the planes like ULCCs and even legacy mainline carriers to a certain degree. As you noted, the legroom was good and the tray tables were big. The only problem with the CRJ-200 are those windows. Really uncomfortable to look out them.
Totally agree. I didn't mind the CRJ200 on this flight, just the windows were a pain.
Four of my biggest complaints with the 200 was the low cabin windows, no leading edge slats for flat landings, no recirc fans for poor airflow in the AC system and engines that perform poorly above FL300. The 700 and 900 was a huge improvement that addressed all of those shortcomings.
I like the CRJ, it’s a fine regional airplane. One of the great features is that it does not hold a lot of people. Instead of the various frequent flyer levels that board, the CRJ 200 boarding announcement is, “OK, we’re ready to go. Everybody on board.“ I also like that it’s an airplane that gets you from A to B in relative comfort, and not a huge lounge type of an aircraft. Finally, the best bonus is you don’t have a lot of carry-on baggage waste-of-time wasted time. If you want to have a roller, leave it at the bottom of the stairs where the ground crew will store it in the belly and then it’s waiting for you when you exit the airplane - no baggage carousels.
Some years back I used to fly CRJ's from EWR to YUL (Montreal) quite often. For a 1 hour commuter flight it is a perfectly fine aircraft, then again by the time I finished my coffee and paper I was in Montreal.
Love aviation vids. Good job Sir !
Great video, very detailed, subscribed! 😊😊
I was in seat 12A in this plane back in august. No complaints at all except for the windows like you mentioned. My back would hurt if I looked out the window for more than a minute or two.
The inside of the CRJ-200 that I flew on from Chicago to Minneapolis a month ago looked nothing like what you flew on. 😂
Saw this video recommended to me recently so i checked it out because I'd flown on a CRJ200 very recently. Honestly a pretty pleasant surprise to hear that not only were you going to Champaign-Urbana, but you were actually a student there! I graduated recently from UIUC and i definitely miss the vibes at least a little bit :')
I worked for Whisky as an IFS during my furlough from mainline. AWAC staff, from ground to ops to Inflight to corporate were THE BEST. People who legit love what they do and it shows!!
I've heard nothing but praise for the Air Wisconsin folks and that makes me really happy. Seems like a truly welcoming and fun environment!
Wife and I flew on a CRJ-200 frome KDEN to CYYC.. Little Hot Rods those things are.. really liked the 2x2 seating and leg room !
As a former United ramp agent who worked on the ramp when air Wisconsin had their contract with United, I will say the 200s were a nightmare to work with. Small cargo bin for luggage and having to crawl on your hands and knees to chock the main landing gears. Personally not a fun plane to work with
Like you said, the annoyance comes in when the flight gets longer than 30min. I live in a city in Ohio, and so many flights to ORD, JFK, IAD and DCA were served by CRJ200s. 1hr30min routes, which were just way too long. We’ve since been upgraded to E170s which I like a lot more. Also, that’s awesome that Champaign-Urbana gets proper airline service! I went to school at Purdue and we just had to take a shuttle to ORD or IND.
I don’t know how I didn’t see this until just today (on Wednesday). I flew on 2 different CRJ 200’s years ago from Moline/ Quad Cities to Detroit, where I connected onto Manchester New Hampshire. The flights themselves, I thought were enjoyable. I was impressed with both the sound of the engines and what I thought was pretty darn good rapid acceleration down the runway to rotation speed and climb out and cruise overall. The airline was Northwest Airlink. A subsidiary of Northwest Airlines. That “dates me😀”. Back then I had been a student pilot ( I never completed flight training), so I was aware of most aircraft types. I even used to fly Ozark Airlines as a kid with my family. I’ve followed your channel for a while now! Thank you so much for sharing this with us! Hope school is going well over there! I live in southeast Iowa myself! I’ve got to get caught up on your videos! Mark in Iowa.
Thanks a lot for the comment Mark! I miss Airlink, I flew with them a good couple times as a little kid on the CRJs and Saab 340s!
Flew this from Chicago to Greenbay and then from Greenbay to Chicago. Smooth ride just a little tight, but for 35 minutes it’s not awful, unless your get stuck taxiing for 40 minutes in Chicago with no AC
I flew Air Canada’s CRJ-200 from Cleveland to Toronto over the summer, and for a short flight it isn’t an awful plane at all. The window misalignment is a bit of a pain, but it was an otherwise comfortable couple of flights across Lake Erie. However, I much preferred my Dreamliner flight I came off of before my CRJ flight
I went to that hotel when I celebrated my mom's 50th birthday. It was really cool when I saw the departure board with the old logos.
I love them! They gain altitude so quickly, it's a lot of fun.
I've always called it the Canadair Fetal Jet for my position in the window seat between being bent to the inside due to the curvature of the fuselage and bending over to look out the window down at my knees.
This is pretty cool! My dad lived in Champaign for years and I used to fly this route a lot from Florida. Now he's in Southern IL by Marion and I've taken Contour Airlines into Paducah 3 times, great service! I think it would be fun to fly for Air Wisconsin one day so I can stay near Illinois and family.
I haven't been on a CRJ200 since 2008...and I'm not going to complain if I never get on one again!
Granted at the time it had recently replaced the EMB120 on that same route and was a vast improvement.
I spent 5 hours on the ramp at YYZ in a full CRJ-200 on August 2, 2005. We'd just completed a 90 minute flight, landed just before thunderstorms came across the airport, causing a halt to ground movements. During that halt, Air France 358 landed -- and went off the end of the runway. 5 hours in the CRJ was long, but watching a large cloud of black smoke in the distance and having found out the source via old-fashioned communication, made our discomfort a little less. I will say that our 2 elementary aged children were probably the best behaved passengers on board! I guess they didn't feel quite as cramped as some.
I fuel airliners at KBTR, which United Express connects to KIAH with 4 or 5 flights per day. In general, these are all E145s but every few months they change things up and swap out 1 or more E145s per day with other planes for a while, depending on seasonal demand. These include E175s, CRJ9s flown by Mesa, and sometimes CRJ2s flown by Sky West. So sometimes I'll see 1 or 2 CRJ2s per day for a month or 2, then back to E145s for that time slot.
Anyway, from my perspective as a fueler, I don't much like CRJ2s, especially in the summer. This is because their APUs, like those of the Challenger 650, are EXTREMELY loud and exhaust out the right side of the fuselage, which is the side I'm on when fueling. And the wind often blows the rather hot exhaust over me, which isn't comfortable in the winter and is torture in the summer. In addition, all Bombardier jets have very similar fuel panels and they're all rather flaky and temperamental, but the CRJ2's is the flakiest of the lot, making it troublesome to get the right amount of fuel aboard. And the CRJ2 requires waiting 4 minutes (vs 2-3 or other CRJs and 0 for all Embraer products) to let the fuel settle out so you can trust the gauge readings. Finally, CRJ2s lack a place to clamp the bonding cable near the fuel panel (7s and 9s have one), so the only option is using the plug hole under the wing root. So, if the plug has broken off your truck's bonding cable, you have to get creative. So anyway, the CRJ2 is definitely not my favorite plane to fuel.
Nice aircraft review! It's pretty understandable why people would hate the crj200, since its cramped and just maybe not the best compared to others, but it's still a cute aircraft! :)
i never had a problem with these CRJs. always found them surprisingly quiet and comfortable enough for the short flights they were used on. i think the longest i was on one was a bit over an hour. i kind of equate these short haul flights like riding the bus, i don't really care about lots of comfort if im not aboard for very long, as long as i can have a reasonably comfortable seat. the look of the planes always appealed to me too, who doesn't love that MD-80 look.
but i can see people having issues with them at an hour and above if they cant get comfortable. or worse, does something odd to their neck or back after a while.
the terminals though, sometimes the terminals these small guys are at of kind of suck. maybe its better then when i flew more regularly, but have gone through weird layouts, using a shuttle bus to get to cross to a stand-alone section... once i had to transfer from a big terminal across a couple of other terminals, then out to the extreme far tip in a bit of a hustle to get there. if you add in an aircraft experience that was only "ok", then i can see people wanting to avoid them, either for a bigger plane, or at least a more comfort to offset the experience of a given airport.
8:30 Never gets old with tiny GE engines
CF34-3B1 with 99.99% dispatch reliability, making it one of the most reliable jet engines ever made 😍
I flew in and out of ohare on one in July of 2019. I didn’t mind it at all. Very smooth.
I had to fly on one of these from Des Moines Iowa to Washington DC! In the back row! It was torture!!!
I have absolutely no problem flying on the CRJ 200 , I love the thrust those engines put out even when the plane is full, leg room for my 6'1" is adequate and complaining about windows being lower than some people desire is already overdoing it. Great aircraft in my eyes.
I recently flew the CRJ-200 From Chicago to Toronto. It was pretty solid
I feel like for a 30-40 minute flight might be fine, but I've been on around 2-hour flights on these and it's much more uncomfortable when you're in there for longer periods. You really feel it as you're getting off the plane.
Great plane. Huge step up from the old prop puddle jumpers.
I love the crj! Smooth flight always!
I have been on the CRJ 200 a few times specifically on Air Canada and its not bad. The legroom is good and this kind of flight is good for short trips. On a long trip it would be rough and maybe thats why most people don't like it.
I can’t believe they did service?!?!!! That’s fantastic. I mean the CRJ2 takes a lot of flack but most of the time the routes are blocked at 1.5hr or less so a wheels up wheels down of 25-35 min. I also haven’t had issues with the overhead bins - an international sized carryon fits no problem
I flew the CRJ-200 as a pilot in the early 2000's for Northwest Airlink. Of course, it's a lot roomier with better visibility up front. I loved flying the airplane, and it handled like a fighter. It sorta ran out of climb performance above FL250, but we normally didn't cruise much higher than that anyway. @fuzzwork, below, is correct about the misaligned windows...never understood how Bombardier could do that.
I flew on one of these jets about 3 years ago on an Air Wisconsin flight for United Express from Washington DC to Akron/Canton Ohio. It was a nice flight and I was comfortable on it.
I understand why people hate it, but it’s not here to be the most luxurious plane in the skies. It’s here to serve short routes and get people from point A to B quickly. It does what it’s supposed to do.
For me it’s the sound of the engines at takeoff on a CRJ200 .. It’s music to my ears. Even the sound of the standby hydraulic pump shutting off when they retract the flaps after takeoff is nice to hear.
Holy old school United logo Batman!
(Not that I mind it as I’ve always found it timeless, but it’s not like it’s been a recent change.)
I flew the CRJ-200 as a First Officer, and its performance was very underwhelming. The aircraft is woefully underpowered, especially in the summer months. When we were cleared for takeoff, I would hack my clock (i.e. start my timer on the instrument panel) to time our climb rate to see if we were able to climb at greater than 1000 feet per minute up to 18,000 feet. More often than not, we would not meet the challenge. Bear in mind that this is an actual jet that can't manage 1,000 fpm in the summer! The good news is that it taught me to "fly the wing" more precisely, which carried over to other jets, post CRJ.
That engines sounds very awesome!
CF34-3B1 with 99.99% dispatch reliability, making it one of the most reliable jet engines ever made 😍
When I used to fly between LAX and AVL, I used to get on these from ORD to AVL. I never had an issue with the plane itself, but the approach angle coming into AVL which was often windy, and steep terrain made it a bit uneasy to me. I love flying, but it wasn't my favorite approaching in this plane. My favorite regional since then would be the ERJ145/175. In all, I wouldn't think twice about getting on another CRJ200.
love how the flight boards at the hotel still have the old united logo
I've flown on the CRJ-200 with United Express on a flight route between Denver and West Yellowstone. The overhead bins were so small that my mom and I had no choice but to have our big bags checked in to the baggage compartment of the CRJ-200.
Travelled in the CRJ200 some years ago from Manchester to Zürich and back also once from Manchester to Munich. No problems as far as I am concerned. A lovely little aircraft.
Sat in the back left seat on one from XNA into Dallas, the guy two seats up had to hold his head to the right for the flight bc of the lack of space compared to his height.
It beats driving or taking a bus.😊
I flew in one of these from LGA to Montreal and omg it’s such a small plane not comfortable at all because I guess it’s okay for short flights.
The CRJ-200 is the only plane I’ve felt nauseous on. Even the flight after on an A319 it went away. I didn’t have the same problem on the ERJ145 or the ATR 72 or whatever tiny turboprop Continental flew out of Houston during United’s merger. And some of those flights were in bad weather. (I flew for High School and College from small regional airports in Texas). I haven’t had the chance to fly the CRJ 700-900 or the larger E jets they just started using them on the regional flights but I drive myself from the major airports as it’s cheaper.
I flew on the CRJ-200 from Toronto to Indianapolis via Air Canada Express and I didn't find an issue with the aircraft.
Got all my ratings through the 141 on the field @ KCMI, love that airport
Amazing!
Nice video!
Honestly i love flying the crj200 being 6’5 isn’t that good but still a good looking aircraft that climbs like a rocket
In general I am most certainly not a fan of Bombardier aircraft preferring Embraer aircraft instead (love the E-170). In 2014 I did a flight from Los Angeles to Indianapolis via Las Vegas and Chicago. The flight from LAS to ORD aboard a MD90 was phenomenal, amazingly smooth and quiet (seat 1A) second only to the B-757. Anyhow once in Chicago I boarded the American Eagle CRJ-200 bound for Indy which we almost immediately hit a thick fog layer after take-off and only went above for a few minutes before settling back into the fog for remainder of flight. No outside views that morning. We broke out of fog about 1,200' above runway threshold at IND in my opinion way too darn fast, the pilot slammed the plane to the ground past where we should've touched down, then he sledge-hammered the brakes very hard which we heard something break and the smell of smoke possibly even some fire, and a major wheel rumbling as we taxied to the gate. I am real sure the repairs needed after that were not cheap. As for the flight in the CRJ-200, it wasn't bad at all and I thoroughly enjoyed it but what raised my blood pressure was an unprepared pilot who panicked at the last possible second, nearly destroying a good aircraft and placing the lives of those on board in jeopardy. Flying in heavy fog doesn't bother me one bit as most aircraft are now equipped with CAT-II and CAT-III landing systems. I know this because we touched down in a B-738 in zero visibility at LAX, completely socked in and although the pilots can't see where they are driving, the plane does and performs this feat flawlessly with an absolute smooth touchdown and roll-out. Fog, no problem the plane knows where it is. Pilots hand flying in heavy fog, that is a problem. CAT-III systems should be mandatory equipment on all aircraft and helicopters.
My airline - Skywest - still flies the 200 but only for United Express. some of them have the CF34 HH engines (hot & high) for better performance so we can fly them into the high elevation cities.
The reason that I cannot stand the CRJ 200 is cabin temperature. I have been stuck on these a couple of times before during the height of summer, and they are like sweltering tin cans. There is very little if any air flow and even when the plane reaches cruising altitudes, it is still really bad. One flight was so hot that the cabin crew had to tell us to close all the window shades just to try to keep things regulated a little. Oddly, I have not had a similar problem on other regional jets. Maybe I have just been lucky.
I flew on a CRJ-200 once, Boston to Montreal. Sat with an engineer from Bose on the very 2 front seats. Compared to the Dash-8 we flew to Boston on we were impressed with how smooth and quiet the flight was.
The Dash-8 sucked as a passenger, I hated that plane with all my heart.
@@Tango42Bravo the Bose engineer and I flew it near the engines! We BOTH hated it too!
How did you choose the plane that you took? It seems like they always choose the plane type. My first time was 737. Now I wanna try a smaller jet style like CRJ 700 or 900
CRJ's are without question my absolute favorite plane to fly!
I worked the AW US Airways 200s for years on the ramp.....gotta watch that APU exhaust....known to throw a flame
I flew on a CRJ200 from Montrose CO to Denver. I absolutely loved the experience and how the plane had a minor roll back and forth like being on a ship. It was very minimal but definitely a fun characteristic. Is this normal for most smaller jets?
I've experienced the minor roll back and forth or more of a fishtail back and forth a few times while sitting near the tail on 737s. I found it soothing.
@@terryboyer1342 I was towards the back of the plane as well! Yup, if it wasn't for the rocky mountains out the window I may have fell asleep 🤣.
It's been over 45 years since I have been to O' Hare .back then I flew mostly 727 on delta
I used to fly on this aircraft but stopped flying on them in 2016 when I started flying out of a larger Airport. Used to fly out of Killeen but switched to Austin. All the flights out of Austin are usually on a 737 which is more comfortable.
Can relate, I fly these from Waco to Dallas-Fort Worth (about 15) and then on to the big 777
I have flown a lot of CRJ-200 and CRJ-900 and they are not bad at all. I just use a backpack as my carry on and store it under the seat. When it gets dark and there is turbulence though I really feel claustrophobic 😞
My friend, who used to fly quite a bit as a passenger, referred to the CRJ as the comfort, restricted jet, the cruise restricted jet, and the cargo restricted jet,. I’d be willing to bet that management refers to it as the cash flow restricted jet as well.
I think I flew on one from Houston to palm springs and was perfectly happy with it it was comfortable and great service.
It could have been a different plane that look alike
That departure board brought a tear to my eye
Fun fact: As a former Air Wisconsin pilot (still have the celebratory mug that the company gave out to all employees upon the company's receipt of the 50th and last CRJ of the fleet back in June of 2004), I can say that this is technically the second time that AWAC and American have been together, in that after United parted ways with Air Whiskey back in the summer of 2005 through 2006 during the United Bankruptcy fiasco, AWAC bought a 30% stake in US Airways and joined US Airways Express (this meant US Airways couldn't just drop them like United had for being more expensive than the competition (the result of being with only a single company and not splitting costs over multiple carrier contracts)). They then stayed with US Airways until the acquisition of American Airlines, when US Airways bought back the shares from Air Wisconsin, and AWAC then went back to United before switching back to American again last year.
I flew the CRJ-200 and love the engines sound are music 🎶 to my ears 👂 and I know it’s a crampy aircraft but nothing wrong for short flight
CF34-3B1 with 99.99% dispatch reliability, making it one of the most reliable jet engines ever made 😍
The biggest issues with economy CRJ seating is seat width/shoulder room. Given that no passenger was seated next to you, the center armrest could be raised - and neither of the aforementioned complaints are much of a problem. Try flying next to a larger person or any given stranger, and you'll quickly yearn for being in a slightly more spacious mainline type seat. On the larger CRJs (-550/700, -900) there are often class upgrade options if you require a little more room.
You dont know the CRJ-200, till youre in a 200 on a hot hot summer day. You would bake and the APU would be STRUGGLING to keep u just from burning lol. Still one of my favs.
Not flown the CRJ but currently fly the CL605 which is almost identical.
The CRJ is an absolute beast of a plane in the bizjet world (Challenger 600 series) one of the best of the best.
Fun fact, the Challenger 600 series has the same engines as the A10 Warthog
The aircraft is actually a Bombardier CRJ-200LR, not Mitsubishi. In June 2020, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries bought the CRJ program, and now only manufactures parts for CRJ planes, no new ones I'm afraid. 😃
Well actually Mitsubishi bought the TCD to the CRJ, which means they own it. A lot of the current manuals for the CRJ series now say MRJ or Mitsubishi at the top. So even though Mitsubishi did not build them they own the engineering and the Type Certificate Data Sheets (TCDS) So he is right.
Great video. I wanna fly one of these to see what the hate is about (but you forgot to mention that Air Wisconsin flew for American for a little over 2 years when US Airways and American merged before going to United)
Thanks a lot. Yes I tried to incorporate that part in but totally forgot.
I seem to recall these smaller jets as pretty quiet though. I also really liked the Q400. 👍
First time seeing a Runway 22L departure on TH-cam out of Chicago O'Hare