Phenom 100EV gets avionics boost
New hardware, software features
Embraer Executive Jets’ entry-level single-pilot twinjet, the Phenom 100EV, has received several upgrades to its Garmin G3000 Prodigy Touch avionics suite.
Embraer Executive Jets' Phenom 100EV boasts standard synthetic vision and a 406-knot max cruise speed. Photo courtesy of Embraer.
The first Phenom 100s went into service in 2008, followed by a steady progression of upgrades to the type. An increased payload came in 2012; new interiors in 2013; standard synthetic vision in 2015; and a faster, 406-knot max cruise speed with the Phenom 100EV in 2017.
Thomas A. Horne
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Tom Horne worked at AOPA from the early 1980s until he retired from his role as AOPA Pilot editor at large and Turbine Pilot editor in 2023. He began flying in 1975 and has an airline transport pilot and flight instructor certificates. He’s flown everything from ultralights to Gulfstreams and ferried numerous piston airplanes across the Atlantic.
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