Originally Posted by GeeWizDriver

It’s EXTREMELY cramped for anybody taller than about 6 feet, especially the Netjets version which added a cabinet behind the pilot seats robbing the crew of even more room. I’ve sat in the Embraer factory 300 demonstrator without the cabinet and it is easily the smallest cockpit I’ve ever been in, including the Lear 24. No chance of full control authority for somebody larger than Kenny Baker (the actor that played R2D2).



That is the primary bone of contention but there are also concerns among some pilots because the airplane was certified under Part 23. There are certain “quirks” not seen in the rest of the fleets.