Fri, Dec 18, 2009
World’s First Collegiate Turbofan Pilot Training Program
Obtains Embraer’s New Jet
Purdue University, in West
Lafayette, IN has purchased a Phenom 100 as part of the Department
of Aviation Technology’s fleet replacement program, Embraer
announced Wednesday. The jet was chosen after an extensive
evaluation and selection process.
The university's Department of Aviation Technology’s
current fleet is over 10 years old and is expected to be replaced
by mid-2010. Purdue’s partnership with Embraer, through the
acquisition of the Phenom 100 entry level jet, will allow the
university’s students the ability to graduate with an
FAA jet type rating that no other program provides. “This new
opportunity will permit Purdue to maintain its position at the
highest level of prominence in the global aviation education
community,” says Dr. Brent D. Bowen, Professor and Head of
the Department of Aviation Technology at Purdue University.
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The fleet of aircraft selected will share a common leading-edge
avionics system, so that students will be able to progress more
naturally from training planes to jets. The avionics system of the
Phenom 100 provides highly intuitive operation, because it was
designed by pilots for pilots. The high level of integration
between the avionics and all other aircraft systems guarantees that
precise and updated information is always available. The
single-pilot certification of the Phenom 100 will also allow
Purdue’s entry level jet to be used for business travel, with
students copiloting those flights under the guidance of a
pilot-in-command instructor, and enhancing their educational
experience.
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