I Flew A United Airlines Embraer E145 On A 17 Minute Flight

Today, I flew from Charlottesville, VA to Washington DC on a United E145. It was short alright, but in some ways, I actually liked these seats better than the mainline fleet.
United Airlines 4236
Charlottesville Albemarle (CHO) - Washington Dulles (IAD)
Embraer E145 - N12175
October 9, 2022

[@FalconX88]

I love those smaller jets. I had a 9 hour flight on an A340 with decent economy class seats, then I got on an E190 and there was so much more space. They say the pitch is the same but it just didn't feel like it.

[@CaptainZacYT]

That’s how I felt too! United’s mainline economy seats are very different from their Embraer Jets. I’d say the Embraer Jets have a similar feel to some JetBlue flights, which in general has more padding than their competitors. Thanks for stopping by!

[@Blank00]

@@CaptainZacYT even within UA mainline, seats have different feel. I flew on several of their 737NGs and once on an A320. I've found their 737NG seats to be pretty confortable. Their A320, however, is atrocious. That said, they will start off their NEXT retrofits with A319/A320, so we'll find out if they put in new seats or if they put in IFEs into the existing seats (similar to what Continental did when they decided to install DTV). Until we see what UA does with NEXT, UA has proven that the Airbus isn't always more comfy than the Boeing.

[@lucianomartins5663]

When you have more option, life is better! Congratulations!

[@Bpayne2788]

I love my hometown airport, even if it's nothing out of the ordinary it's so much more convenient than an hour+ drive to bigger airports. The views are always so stunning especially on arrival to runway 3 over UVa

[@steverichards1530]

Just found your video today...I was on this flight! Great vid!

[@judahbdavis]

The single seat is fantastic, having both the aisle and window in one seat, on the other side you actually have just a tad more room in the aisle seat than the window, but I prefer the view. You can get both on the left side.

[@dstroma]

I flew N12175 to CHO on October 7th. I didn't fly this flight but I recognize the captain. All the seats (and plastics and lighting) on the United Express 145s have been refurbished. The seats are the original 90s design with better cushioning, rather than the new slimline type. The company considered, but decided against installing slimline seats as the main benefit is reducing the seat pitch to cram in more rows, but we can't put more than 50 seats on these anyway so it would have been pointless.

[@Dublinplanespotter99]

Great video! I subscribed!

[@OsamaRaoPK]

I've been on this flight. The turbulence was insane. There wasn't enough time to get to cruising altitude so it remained in turbulent air. Was scary honestly.

[@CaptainZacYT]

Interesting. Our flight was actually very smooth and didn’t have any bumps at all. Guess you must have caught a windy day. Thanks for watching!

[@janellek21]

I took that flight often when I was going to UVA. CHO-IAD-CHS. United was usually cheaper than Delta thru ATL or American thru CLT. I remember it usually being longer than 17 minutes though.

[@CaptainZacYT]

IAD frequently lands on the North-South runways (19s), so that could make the flight a bit longer. Today we landed from the south on runway 1, allowing us to skip the loop around north. Thanks for watching!

[@michaelparks6120]

Not even time for my favorite flight beverage , tomato juice 😫

[@zoebells767]

Most RJs will always be more comfortable than mainline

[@cornishadz]

Found the seats on airlink embraer erj140 far more comfier than a BA A380

[@pbdye1607]

I've a feeling that now that the Metro connects Dulles to the District, this flight will be much more popular for DC day trips and business meetings that normally would've been a drive instead.

[@CaptainZacYT]

Eh. I’m not sure solely because of the price. I just look for the cheapest flight possible, and the lowest it goes for is $138 roundtrip. I think the average person wouldn’t pay that for what would be a 2 hour drive. Plus with the airport “formalities” like security and check in, it may actually be longer.

[@disruptingcat12]

Flying a A350 from kjfk to kewr

[@ChannelAsh100]

I love this video, just one creative critique. Av Geeks like takeoffs so rushing through the takeoffs is a mild turnoff. Besides that I really like your content and you have my sub.

[@CaptainZacYT]

Thanks for watching! Glad you enjoyed!

[@matthewdehavilandkay8449]

NO COPYRIGHT!!!!

[@matthewdehavilandkay8449]

To: Air Canada Jazz

[@mariano_buitrago]

You were lucky that IAD was landing to the north. Had they been operating on the 19's, the flight would have easily been 10+ minutes longer

[@CaptainZacYT]

Definitely. Would have even been shorter if CHO was using runway 3. The left turn over downtown Charlottesville did give a great view, though. Thanks for watching!

[@mikhailavia]

Interesting 👍✈️🇷🇺

[@jage6126]

No fast trains? Oh, forgot... it is the US

[@HaxMasterP]

I fly this route. Setting everything up so fast gets annoying

[@lakewoodil]

Virginia is one of the prettiest of all the states.