The CRJ-200 is a 50-seat regional jet with handling characteristics closer to a corporate jet than a transport-category airliner. Aerosoft's MSFS 2024 version is one of the most systems-accurate add-ons in the sim. The landing technique resembles the larger CRJs but the aircraft is much lighter , so it's more responsive and less forgiving of late corrections.
Landing technique
- Vref + 5 in calm conditions, more with gusts (add 1/2 headwind + full gust factor, max 20 kt).
- Flare at 20–30 ft RA; arrest sink with a small pitch increase and HOLD.
- Spoilers should auto-deploy with weight-on-wheels, verify they do; manually pull them if they don't.
- Reverse thrust available. Use it on short or wet runways, but it's optional on long dry ones.
- T-tail design means stall recovery is critical to NOT enter deep stall. Keep approach speeds within 5 kt of Vref.
Common mistakes
- Late flare leading to firm touchdowns, the CRJ has shorter landing gear than larger jets, so it 'feels' lower than it is.
- Not verifying auto-spoiler deployment, landing rollout becomes much longer if they don't.
- Carrying too much speed, the CRJ floats badly with extra energy.
Aircraft data
- Manufacturer
- Bombardier
- Model
- CRJ
- Variant
- 200
- FAA approach category
- C
- MTOW
- 24041 kg (53001 lbs)
- Vref reference
- 139 kt
- MSFS source
- Payware (Virtualcol)
- FLARE matches
- Bombardier CRJ 200 · CRJ 200 · CRJ200 · CRJ2
Related reading
- → How FLARE grades a landing , the composite formula behind every score
- → What "stabilized approach" actually means , the 1000-ft gate, four criteria, technique
- → Regional Jet scoring thresholds , per-category curves applied to this airframe
- → Full scoring methodology reference , complete breakdown in the help docs