Beancounters don't take into account AOG and loss of goodwill due to unreliable A/C, sure it's an unknown qty, but you'd think that they would at least give it some small consideration? Well they don't, and that was painfully obvious to me in my previous life ( no, I'm not getting bitter and twisted Clarry
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Looking at the Embraer website it certainly looks like a capable piece of kit.
A couple of things stood out : Cant access the performance ( not available ) and whilst they say it has superior hot'n'high performance, it requires just over 2100m, ISA, to take off at MTOW......this may ( or may not ) make it interesting out of a 1700m r/w @ ISA + 20.( mind you, it won't be an orphan )
As usual, with any A/C, it will be interesting to see how it goes in our unique operating conditions. ( for the uneducated ; short, hot, high r/w and long sectors )