Originally Posted by
dstan
However, both my link and a post in yours do suggest that CL-65 is a 'type designator' for pilots of the CRJ 'series', which includes the CRJ-200, but not necessarily exclusively. The pilot-speak is beyond me, but I guess as far as US goes, it's the same bird.
"Type designator" probably refers to a FAA type rating, which is required for Captains on anything over 12,500 lb max gross weight or turbine powered (both of which would encompass the CRJ series). If this is the case with the CL-65 designation, the Captain's pilot license would have "CL-65" listed in the "Type Ratings" section, just as mine has "B-737" listed instead of B-737-200, B-737-300, B-737-400, etc.
Jim