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to other pilots, especially owner-op- erators, it’s a really good camaraderie with great networking opportunities.”
An all-white “white tail” 2011 Phe- nom 300 is the second Embraer prod- uct that the technology entrepreneur has owned. Prior to stepping up to the largest single-pilot bird in the Brazil- ian manufacturer’s fleet, Adolfsson owned and operated a Phenom 100. He flew the aircraft for several years. Prior to Phenom ownership, he owned an Eclipse 500 for nearly a decade.
In 2019, Adolfsson decided that he wanted a more capable plane. “At that point, the Phenom 300 was the only aircraft I was considering,” he recalled. “I was already in the Em- braer family and liked the systems integration and the design of the aircraft. But when I left the Eclipse
world, I did shop the market. I looked at Mustangs, CitationJets and the [Beechcraft] Premier, but I was at- tracted to the Phenom 100 because it was a modern clean-sheet design. The other planes in the segment did not have as integrated of avionics.”
Once he saw a Phenom for the first time, he was immediately impressed. The cockpit’s purposely created lines and thoughtful designs pleased Ad- olfsson and his attention to fine detail. His positive experiences with the Phenom 100 were not just related to aesthetics either. The ease of op- erations and well-integrated systems were things that Adolfsson hoped to replicate when continuing his ascent in jet ownership.
“Once I was in the Embraer family, there really was no reason to look at the Citation CJ4. That aircraft was
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the only reason- able competitor to the Phenom 300 for single-pilot opera- tions. The Phenom 300 is a very simple plane to fly and it’s so automated. Even with breaks be- tween flights since I’m not a profession- al pilot, I feel very comfortable getting back into the cock- pit,” he explained.
“There are very few things that you as the pilot can do to screw something up
from a systems perspective (such as forgetting to turn on the pitot heat or something similar). Most of the sys- tems are automated. The only time you move a knob out of the ‘auto’ posi- tion is when the checklist calls for it. This would typically only be during an emergency. Otherwise it’s all in auto and you power on the engines and go. You can go from having a cold plane to being on the runway in a few minutes.”
Outside of being an intuitive air- craft that isn’t too demanding for an owner-operator to fly, the step-up has proved beneficial in other ways. One of the biggest reasons for Adolfsson
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