XFSUgimpLB41X From United States of America, joined Aug 2000, 3996 posts, RR: 36 Reply 1, posted (8 years 9 months 3 days 19 hours ago) and read 4117 times:
Apparently some European carriers have it equipped.
We Americans do have autothrust, too though..we abbreviate it as "IPMHOTTLAIMT"..which stands for "I Put My Hand On The Thrust Levers and I Move Them."
Something funny- a NW mainline pilot was jumpseating in the back...walked up front after the flight and goes "wow, the CRJ has the smoothest auto-throttles around." Gotta laugh at that one...can't remember quite what I said back to him.
XFSUgimpLB41X From United States of America, joined Aug 2000, 3996 posts, RR: 36 Reply 3, posted (8 years 9 months 3 days 11 hours ago) and read 3717 times:
There right now... I've got an apartment in the Novi area. I'm DTW based.
Airplay From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 4, posted (8 years 9 months 3 days 5 hours ago) and read 3682 times:
There is an autothrottle available for the CRJ-100/200 as an aftermarket STC. From Safe Flight's website:
Safe Flight's Automatic Throttle System Receives FAA Certification for Bombardier CRJ100/200 Regional Business Jet
WHITE PLAINS, NY, July 30, 2003 - Safe Flight Instrument Corporation today announced receipt of an FAA Supplemental Type Certificate of the company's AutoPower® System, a full-authority automatic throttle system for the Bombardier CRJ100/200 Regional Jet.....
The system provides takeoff to touchdown dual-servo control of the thrust levers in harmony with Aircraft Flight Control System vertical modes and Vertical Navigation target speeds. It uses the Flight Management System Thrust Management table-based N1 limit and target calculations as displayed on the Engine Indication and Crew Alerting Sytem N1 Fan Speed displays. AutoPower features glareshield-mounted mode displays and an engage switch.
"Autothrottle systems are typically found in larger aircraft. The CRJ100/200 will be the first Regional Jet in its weight class to offer such a system," said Jacques Lacasse, Program Coordinator, Fleet Services, Bombardier Aerospace. "AutoPower can be used to fly at a crew-selected speed, in cruise, descent or approach. This system promises to make the aircraft an even greater pleasure to fly, for both crew and passengers."
AutoPower benefits include: improved climb performance and payload/range potential; precise speed control; reduced crew workload; and smoother speed transitions for increased passenger comfort. It also enhances safety by automatically compensating for altitude changes and fuel burn to prevent potentially damaging engine overspeed/overtemp operation.
Studies indicate that automatic throttles can result in fuel savings. As aircraft weight reduces due to fuel burn, AutoPower maintains the pilot-selected speed by automatically reducing thrust for greater fuel efficiency. Additionally, AutoPower has aligned the CRJ100/200 cockpit with technologies of bigger jets, allowing the pilots to consistently fly to the optimum of the engine's performance. The system allows operators to be ahead of the curve when future requirements for RTA (Required Time of Arrival) are implemented.
Mr. Lacasse further noted that "Bombardier selected the Safe Flight AutoPower System for the CRJ100/200 because of its proven design and track record. AutoPower systems and components from Safe Flight Instrument Corporation have demonstrated unprecedented reliability on more than 9,000 corporate, commercial and military aircraft including the Bombardier 604."
AutoPower is now available for in-service aircraft retrofit installation through Bombardier Fleet Services.
Safe Flight Instrument Corporation, a leader in aviation safety and flight performance systems, was founded in 1946. Headquartered in White Plains, New York, the company pioneered the development of Stall Warning, Automatic Throttles, Wind Shear Warning, and many other innovations in aircraft instrumentation and control systems for fixed- and rotary-winged aircraft. Safe Flight products are installed on over two-thirds of the world's aircraft - in general aviation, commercial, and military sectors.
CRJDISPATCHKID From United States of America, joined Feb 2004, 99 posts, RR: 3 Reply 5, posted (8 years 9 months 3 days 5 hours ago) and read 3660 times:
Autothrottle is called First Officer (set takeoff thrust, punk)
First Officer is also the standard procedure when autopilot is INOP.
XFSUgimpLB41X From United States of America, joined Aug 2000, 3996 posts, RR: 36 Reply 6, posted (8 years 9 months 3 days 1 hour ago) and read 3630 times:
Beechcraft From Germany, joined Nov 2003, 828 posts, RR: 45 Reply 8, posted (8 years 9 months 2 days 13 hours ago) and read 3563 times:
Hi all,
we don´t have that Autothrottle system on the 200 series either. on some planes this is even more annoying because you would also have a decent split between the two levers for the same setting.
On the CRJ 700 there isn´t really a A/T, but you have some detent positions for T/O, Climb and G/A thrust. Makes your life a lot easier.
Denis
PS: In addition to XFU´s last post: the three most important call outs for the F/O are: Right side is clear//Nice landing// I´ll take the fat one...
That's it! You people have stood in my way long enough. I'm going to clown college!
Saab2000 From Switzerland, joined Jun 2001, 1605 posts, RR: 12 Reply 9, posted (8 years 9 months 1 day 14 hours ago) and read 3488 times:
At my airline we only have fat, ugly ones..... or so it seems.
And we only have one! My how I miss the good old days flying at SWISS where we had beautiful, friendly, multi-lingual and most importantly, competent, flight attendants.
The ones at my new company are competent, but the other descriptors can be dropped....
No A/T on my CRJ-200s. I suppose it might be a good thing as we could use all the help we can get on the climb, but I am not really sure that adding 1/10% of N1 will really help us that much when we are doing just 500 fpm struggling to get to FL310.
Having never flown with A/T I don't really know what it is like, but I have been told it does reduce workload.
But for me I just wish I could figure out how to land this plane when it is windy. I used to fly the Saab 2000 and that was a good one in gusty cross winds. The CRJ is a bit squirrely, and with that low wing I am scared to bank much into the wind.
XFSUgimpLB41X From United States of America, joined Aug 2000, 3996 posts, RR: 36 Reply 10, posted (8 years 9 months 1 day 2 hours ago) and read 3439 times:
Saab-
Try a 250/.70M knot climb- that certainly aids things in getting on up there. That is our "efficiency" climb profile in the book.
Also in the crosswinds... only start adding a bit of wing dip while you are in your flare... mostly rudder kick and that bit of aileron to keep you still over the centerline..then hard aileron into the wind once the wheels touch down and the GLD's deploy.
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