Do any of you light jet pilots/owners Premier I, B400, Phenoms, etc) wish you had thrust reversers for contaminated runways, reduced brake/tire wear?
I recently spoke with a member of YachtForums who's a principle at an FBO at Kendall-Miami. He's also a distributor of a line of yachts to Central and South America so he flies back & forth regularly. His personal Jet is a Phenom 100. Overall, his ownership experience has been positive, but he's had a few new-jet issues. Regarding short-field landings with the Phenom, the landing speed is around 100 knots and only needs about 250o feet, so you wouldn't need to stand on the brakes at a typical executive. Thrust reversers are nice to have, but you also have the added costs of overhauls, which is probably more expensive then a set of brake pads or tires? Still, if the field is contaminated, the maintenance cost of reversers is easily justified.