In article DlEyf.701287$x96.296658@attbi_s72,
"Jay Honeck" wrote:

Seems like a giant pain for the flight crew, to have to keep all the various
approach plates, etc., at hand. (I'm assuming the commuter airlines we
usually hear don't have the sophisticated flight controllers on-board, with
all the pre-loaded approaches ready to be punched in at a moment's notice?)

actuallly, a lot of the commuter and RJ's have newer stuff than the larger
aircraft

--
Bob Noel
goodness - the NFL officials are making
the NHL officials look like geniuses