“ The Phenom itself is a joy to fly – fabulous instrumentation and automation allow us to expose our trainees to the full gambit of procedural flying, both in the UK and Northern Europe. The aircraft also provides plenty to challenge the trainees in terms of handling – not least in a busy mixed visual circuit here at Cranwell.
“ Indeed, the syllabus culminates in a Simulated Mission Profile, where trainees plan and execute a pairs landaway sortie, including Low Flying and Close Formation on both the outbound and inbound sectors.”
MEPT Chief Pilot
RAF Phenom T. 1
The Embraer EMB-500 Phenom 100 is a light business jet that first flew in 2007. The jet has the capability to transport between four and seven passengers and has also been actively marketed as an air taxi. Over 390 aircraft have so far been produced and the Phenom has been continuously developed with weight reductions and other enhancements that improve performance. The type has been chosen by the Pakistan Air Force as a VIP transport and a pair are operated by the Brazilian
Air Force as the U-100. The RAF operate five Phenom 100s as the Phenom T. 1 for multi-engine aircrew training. The aircraft are flown by No. 45 Squadron as part of No. 3 Flying Training School based at RAF College Cranwell. The aircraft are provided by Affinity Flight Training Systems on behalf of Ascent as part of the UK Military Flying Training System( MFTS), a 25-year PFI provided by Lockheed Martin and Babcock. www. airtattoo. com
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