----- Original Message ----- From: "David Ross" <damiross@earthlink.net> To: <AIRLINE@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU> Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2002 19:39 Subject: Re: regional jets (part2 Tampa trip) > What I don't understand is why anybody would be afraid to fly in a smaller > plane. I think they are better than larger aircraft. They may react to > weather more than a larger aircraft but this is offset by the smaller load > and therefore less time getting baggage at the end of the flight, and, > possibly, better service by the (usually 1) flight attendant. * No chance of upgrade on an RJ (NW ARJs excepted) * Wait for carryons (most are gate-checked on RJs) can be five to ten minutes in a frigid/broiling crowded jetway. I don't mind it that much, even when traveling with no checked luggage, but I know top-level elites who do. * Service? What service? ;-) * Yaw is much more pronounced on smaller aircraft (quite disconcerting when low) * Greater effect of turbulence vs. larger aircraft My worst flights (in terms of turbulence, etc.) have been on RJs, so I generally avoid them.