The engine performance issues on the ATR 42/72 seriously need to get addressed at some point. Takeoff thrust on this plane can be unrealistically underpowered while the reverse thrust is extremely overpowered to the point where I don’t even need to use manual braking to stop. There are times the ATR can stop in a little under 1,500 ft. and then times where I can’t even take off from a 3,500 ft. long runway because the engine is so underpowered. I can’t even takeoff from some small, regional airports because of that constraint which technically makes it unflyable if I’m trying to fly out of small (but within the takeoff range of the real ATR) runways.
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