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    Advanced training

    I had the opportunity to fly with Jeff Moss (Mossy) over 15 years ago when I first ordered my Phenom 100 (first order in the world for a Phenom). I wanted to "get ahead of the power curve" so to speak as I had never flown a jet and was not familiar with the G1000. We went up in a friend's Mustang and got a feel for the G1000 and other jet specific flying attributes such as energy and speed management. The following year I got my plane and a subsequent type rating. I hired Mossy again to provide some advance training in the airplane about 6 months after I had been flying it. It was well worth the time and money.

    Two weeks ago I picked up my new 300E from Florida. . I had been type rated at CAE in December, but I recognized that the 300 is a much different airplane and I did not have any experience in the G3000 other than what I had learned at CAE. So I asked Mossy to again provide advanced training in the aircraft. Mossy spent four days with me last week and it was an amazing experience. Each day was a very different set of challenges. Short flights, long flights (one day was four flights with a combined length of 2300NM). All very different experiences (think icing, high airports, etc). Mossy has so much experience and wisdom about how to fly the 300, what to look out for (DO NOT land on a wet 5000 ft. runway in the rain!). Brake Fail, 5000ft is not enough, go elsewhere! and many many more insights. I feel so much better prepared to fly my plane single pilot than when I got my type rating. Any initial operating experience with a quality, experienced instructor is a must, but I really think that Mossy is the best!

    I happy to give more details if any are interested to learn more about my experience (some of which were so amazing that I don't want to write down!)



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    Mossy has so much experience and wisdom about how to fly the 300, what to look out for (DO NOT land on a wet 5000 ft. runway in the rain!). Brake Fail, 5000ft is not enough, go elsewhere! and many many more insights. I feel so much better prepared to fly my plane single pilot than when I got my type rating. Any initial operating experience with a quality, experienced instructor is a must, but I really think that Mossy is the best!
    I just wanted to second this recommendation. I did my initial in my Phenom 300 with Mossy, and continued to fly with him regularly when I had the Phenom. I so vividly remember a flight Mossy and I did from KFTW to KTEB immediately after he and I did recurrent week at CAE in Dallas together. [btw, being in the right seat while Mossy flew his sim rides was like watching a thing of beauty. I aspire to get out of FSI these days with 20% the artistry.]

    Anyhow, it was raining on and off at Teterboro that evening. Mossy put his foot down and said, "Go to Newark. We're not going into TEB at night in the rain. Not enough runway."

    So we replanned, got ourselves into the conga line to EWR, and overnighted at Signature EWR. Kinda fun actually, but just seared into my brain where my runway limits would be.

    I highly encourage all of you Phenom pilots to fly with someone like Mossy. I also used to frequently train with Adam Ruscitti who is a specialist in the Phenom. By day he is a 737 Captain / Line Check Airman for United. The beauty of trining with someone like Adam is that you get a taste of what a top of the top tier pro pilot looks like in an aircraft. And Adam is a specialist in energy management in the Phenom. My single best flight training day was with Adam about 6 months after I got my type rating. We went out to KMCE - Merced Yosemite Regional, in the middle of the California central valley. We coordinated with NorCal and CTAF, and then did 10 patterns, with a pattern altitude of **7000 feet**. It works in the -300 at sea level on a cold day when light. And when downwind abeam, he'd have me pull the power to idle and land the plane.

    I arrived back home a changed pilot. The sense for managing our energy, confiuration, position in space doing this little game was incredible.

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