FlightGlobal's Flight Test of the CSeries - Their Conclusion"
In my role as a flight test pilot for FlightGlobal I have had the opportunity to sample and report on a large number of different aircraft. For some of these – the Bombardier CL-415 water bomber, for instance – my points of reference were limited. The CS100 and CS300, however, were designed to fulfil a role that I am intimately familiar with. Having flown various models of the 737 over a span of 20 years and for nearly 10,000h, I can comfortably say that as a pilot I would rather fly the CS100 and CS300. The CSeries has a larger and quieter flightdeck, along with fly-by-wire flight controls that allow for more precise control while mitigating flight envelope excursion risks. The only measurable way the CS100 or CS300 could be better is if Bombardier had forgone stretching its CRJ line and fielded the new product in the early 2000s."