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Professional Pilot Magazine
By Tim Kern
Embraer Phenom 100
Brazilian manufacturer applies airliner experience to its smallest jet, highlights comfort, safety and rapid turnaround
Henrique Langenegger, is the engineer responsible for the Phenom program:
“……. To start the airplane, explains Langenegger, the pilot flips 2 battery switches and then loads the FMS (flightplan) and sets the takeoff temperature for the FADEC. Next, he continues, the pilot turns the engine switches (one per engine) to start the engines.
“Then you’re ready for takeoff,” he says. “With FADEC, you just check your N1 and push your throttles forward. No ‘Hydraulic pumps on,’ no ‘generators on’ and no avionics to set—all of that is automatic. If something goes wrong, you get a warning.”
Automation continues in flight. “After you are airborne, you go into autopilot,” says Langenegger. “In cruise, we have a cruise speed control—you set a speed and the FADEC maintains the speed, even as you burn fuel. It’s one less thing the pilot worries about.”
He adds, “When you land, you taxi back, shut down—2 keys for your 2 engines, 2 battery switches off—and you can go home.” ……….
this is in Professional Pilot (looks more like PC pilot)
an aircraft report written by an certified aviation manager (what ever this is)
a statement from the program engineer (now I know why they have bicycle handles)
not sure what else to say on this one
maybe
or 
no 
stupied 
yes 
maybe you can help!
By Tim Kern
Embraer Phenom 100
Brazilian manufacturer applies airliner experience to its smallest jet, highlights comfort, safety and rapid turnaround
Henrique Langenegger, is the engineer responsible for the Phenom program:
“……. To start the airplane, explains Langenegger, the pilot flips 2 battery switches and then loads the FMS (flightplan) and sets the takeoff temperature for the FADEC. Next, he continues, the pilot turns the engine switches (one per engine) to start the engines.
“Then you’re ready for takeoff,” he says. “With FADEC, you just check your N1 and push your throttles forward. No ‘Hydraulic pumps on,’ no ‘generators on’ and no avionics to set—all of that is automatic. If something goes wrong, you get a warning.”
Automation continues in flight. “After you are airborne, you go into autopilot,” says Langenegger. “In cruise, we have a cruise speed control—you set a speed and the FADEC maintains the speed, even as you burn fuel. It’s one less thing the pilot worries about.”
He adds, “When you land, you taxi back, shut down—2 keys for your 2 engines, 2 battery switches off—and you can go home.” ……….
this is in Professional Pilot (looks more like PC pilot)
an aircraft report written by an certified aviation manager (what ever this is)
a statement from the program engineer (now I know why they have bicycle handles)
not sure what else to say on this one
maybe
or no stupied yes maybe you can help!
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Henrique Langenegger, is the engineer responsible for the Phenom program:
1. Checking runway data (surely we're not going to trust FMS alone?)
2. Thorough review of weather at DEP/DEST/ALT
3. Thorough review of NOTAMS
4. Thorough review of company bulletins
5. Thorough review of mx record and MEL/CDL items
6. Sharp-eyed walk-around inspection
7. Security brief (now mandatory)
8. Cabin crew brief
9. Cockpit flows
10. Coordination with ground crew
11. Coordination with ATC
This is all before we turn a spool. I'll spare you what all he left out in the takeoff, climb, cruise, descent, approach, landing and taxi-in phases.
These are the sorts of folks that give you the ability to cross a fix at a certain time, altitude and speed in the climb, while not giving you a place to put the garbage bag.
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Just ignore such a muppet.
BTW, it reminds me a bit of the early stages of A/I.
The bloodshed thereafter made some people changing their mind....
FLYING A MODERN = COMPLEX AIRCRAFT MEANS MORE TRAINING, NOT LESS...
BTW, it reminds me a bit of the early stages of A/I.
The bloodshed thereafter made some people changing their mind....
FLYING A MODERN = COMPLEX AIRCRAFT MEANS MORE TRAINING, NOT LESS...
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