Originally Posted by
psemerson
RJs aren't a lot of fun for two hours or so, but they beat the EMB-120 that UE/SkyWest flies around California. The LAX-PSP run (my usual beat) isn't too bad, except for the approach to PSP on a hot and windy day. The LAS-PSP route -- which has begun with the pilot talking to the cabin and noting how safe the plane is -- is like going across a rutty field in a pickup with no suspension.
Absolutely! SAN-LAX and CLD-LAX are, generally speaking, not bad flights. Right up the coast on a sunny day and they would even be bearable but for the prop noise/vibration. Oh, turbulence often doesnt bother me, but if you're up for some fun, get on one of those flights during anything that resembles a santa ana, and just watch the pax faces
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