I never had the chance to fly the 72 series but everyone i work with that did said they were even better than the 42-320 that i flew for the airline 7 years ago. Ive since moved on to fly the B737 but to be honest, of all the airplanes ive flown the one that flys the most like the 737 was the ATR-42-320. flys like a kitten.
like a big C-172
if id could have made more money flying it i would have stayed on the ATR-42 forever