Ultimate Jet #73 - Phenom 300E Flight Test

FLIGHT TEST
Phenom300E
An imaginary conversation with Hemingway
about the Phenom 300E
I recently had the chance and privilege of flying the new and improved Phenom 300E. I wanted to
share in the joy and dreamt I had an imaginary talk with Hemingway.
We sat down at his favorite dingy down at the heels bar in an unspecified Caribbean island. I always
felt a kinship with Hemingway. He liked to fish, I liked them sautéed with a drizzle of lemon, he
liked motor boats, I like sailboats, he hated fascists, I hate fascists. He liked carousing alone, I
love carousing with friends. We both sported salt and pepper hair and tanned skin. I believed we
both belonged to the brotherhood of the sun. The bartender clearly knew our man from Havana
and greeted him with a grunt. A bottle of good Cuban rum was proffered with a single glass and
no words exchanged. Hemingway grunted in response. A man of letters maybe but a man of few
words. He asked me what I wanted. I asked for some sparkling water. I should have known better
because Hemingway punched me.
By David Zara
©Embraer
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