FSReborn is not a name that gets thrown around in the same breath as PMDG or Fenix. That is either a reason to be cautious or an opportunity to be surprised.
The Phenom 300E dropped for MSFS 2024 on May 18th at $39.99. Marketplace reviews are already sitting at 4.8 out of 5, which tells you basically nothing. One simmer put it plainly in the thread simdispatch opened on r/flightsim: “marketplace reviews are completely useless. mscenery slop all have good reviews cause they’re all bought or fake.” This is why we asked on reddit and other sites instead.
Here is what people who have actually flown it are saying.
What It Is and What It Costs
The Phenom 300E is a light business jet built by Embraer. Their marketing calls it the world’s best-selling executive jet for over a decade. FSReborn’s MSFS 2024 rendition is priced at $39.99 and positions itself as high-fidelity: neither study level, nor below the payware midfield.
The developer acknowledges gaps upfront, which we do appreciate. Honesty is a thing. Some G3000 features are missing and may arrive in future updates. Working Title — the team behind the base avionics suite FSReborn builds on — is currently developing Embraer’s Praetor 600 as part of Microsoft’s in-house Expert Series. That aircraft will ship as part of the default sim. The Phenom 300E is racing against that clock.
What It Does Well
System depth is the strongest signal so far. One simmer who logged 25+ hours in the aircraft, flying routes including Florida to Melbourne and transatlantic, reported that failure modelling is present and will catch you if you are not paying attention.
Two examples stood out. First: hot-start behaviour when wind is blowing into the rear of the aircraft triggers a realistic engine response that will punish pilots who are not doing their homework. Second: the Vapor Cycle System. It fails if you start the engine with the air conditioning running. Neither of these is a quirk inserted for show. Both require you to understand how the Phenom actually works.
The ECS, the environmental control system, is apparently also pretty good. Flying in cold conditions produces the alerts and procedures you would expect. The same simmer noted: “you often get alerts or problems if you’re flying in the cold and you have to do your research to understand how the Phenom works to solve some issues.” That is not a complaint.
Passenger simulation is also included. Avatars can be seen thinking and using the facilities. The 3D models do not match names or genders in the manifest, which turns out to be an MSFS platform limitation rather than an FSReborn oversight. The addition is liked; the caveat is minor and known.
The initialisation sequence is fully modelled, which several people flagged positively. Getting the aircraft cold-and-dark and building it up correctly is part of what simmers buying a business jet simulation are paying for.
Threshold’s initial impressions piece flagged the visual polish and operational touches: “The exterior modelling is sharp and painfully accurate, the cabin looks appropriately accurate to the Phenom 300, and the overall presentation feels far above the usual ‘default Garmin jet’ stigma that often gets attached to this category of aircraft for MSFS.” Overall assessment from the most detailed Reddit report: “by far the most accurate and realistic business jet we’ve had in Microsoft Flight Simulator to date.” Wow, that sounds compelling
System Requirements and Performance
But what PC requirements are needed to run the plane with satisfaction? The Phenom 300E does not ship with its own spec sheet. It runs on MSFS 2024’s base requirements because FSReborn made it a 2024-exclusive release with no backport to MSFS 2020.
That decision matters for MSFS2020 users obviously, but also for performance. The aircraft is heavier than typical light jet addons. The reason is the system depth: over 300 individually simulated electrical circuits, full maintenance tracking, passenger simulation, and the FBO system all running simultaneously. These are not cosmetic features. They execute in real time.
That might be the reason why launch performance was rough. FPS issues were flagged immediately. Thankfully, FSReborn responded with a performance patch within days. Reports suggest it helped, though the aircraft still demands more resources than a default jet of similar size.
If MSFS 2024 runs at medium-high settings on your system without stutters, the Phenom 300E will likely run acceptably. If you are already pushing your hardware on default aircraft, expect compromises or issues.
Raul, the lead developer, is active on the official forum thread and has been addressing performance questions directly. The 133-page manual is publicly available for anyone wanting to understand what the systems actually do before buying.
What It Does Not Do Well
The flight model is where opinion splits. One simmer reported behaviour that felt wrong in several areas. After takeoff, the aircraft pitches above 20 degrees and climb performance came in above 6,000 feet per minute at low airspeeds: around 225 knots indicated at Mach 0.60. Climb speeds felt excessive for a jet of that size.
Flap sensitivity is the second concern. Five knots above the approach speed with full flaps and the aircraft floats. Five knots below and it drops. The float effect over runway thresholds is described as overstated. The sink effect over terrain features similarly so. In a gusty crosswind approach at Split with 16 gusting 25, straight down the runway, the aircraft banked 20 degrees and full stick deflection could not correct it in time.
But is the flight model not accurate or maybe simply too realistic? A 757 is also behaving weird if you don’t know that it is actually overpowered. Any Phenom real pilot out there to confirm?
A clickspot issue has been flagged by multiple sources. A German simmer on Cruiselevel reported: “Die Klickspots für die einzelnen Schalter sind katastrophal” — the clickspots for individual switches are catastrophic. Hitting the correct interaction points with the mouse proved difficult enough that the simmer planned to remap most functions to a Stream Deck instead.
FSReborn shipped a patch within 48 hours. The same Cruiselevel thread includes an update from the original poster: “Übrigens gibt’s schon einen ersten Patch für den Phenom: Die FPS wirken verbessert und auch die Klickspots scheinen auf den ersten Blick präziser zu sein” — there is already a first patch for the Phenom; FPS appears improved and the clickspots seem more precise at first glance. That response time gives confidence that any issues will be resolved swiftly.
The G3000 avionics suite has gaps. The VSD — the vertical situation display — is missing. Other basic G3000 functions are absent, including map features like Safe Taxi, Obstacles, and Smart Airspace that are available in third-party implementations like the TDS GTN750 but not in Working Title’s base suite. These are platform-level gaps rather than FSReborn-specific omissions. FSReborn has said the missing features will be added. Whether “will be added” means a Working Title timeline or something shorter is unclear.
The SimBrief integration reportedly fails on some configurations with a “Failed to fetch flight” error. Weight unit displays show pounds even when the sim is set to kilograms — a known issue per developer comments on the German Flusi.info forum, with a fix promised in a future update.
Who This Is and Is Not For
If you want a business jet for MSFS 2024 with proper system depth, failure modelling, and an avionics suite that requires you to learn it, the Phenom 300E is a serious option. It is priced at the same point as other high-fidelity business jets and delivers on that tier.
If you want study-level documentation, a complete G3000 implementation, or a flight model that has been stress-tested by type-rated pilots and signed off by the community over months, then you may wait. That is not a criticism of FSReborn. It is a description of where the aircraft is right now, less than a week after release.
One simmer on the official MSFS forums summed it up: “It needs some refinement for sure but I personally don’t think it’s deserving of all the negativity.”
The comparison to PMDG or Fenix keeps coming up, but this is not between aircraft types. It is about quality and stability. On that measure, the early report is encouraging but incomplete.
Verdict
FSReborn has built something that earns attention. The system depth is there. The failure modelling is there. The aircraft demands that you understand what you are flying before you fly it, which is the correct design philosophy for this category.
The flight model questions are unresolved. The G3000 gaps are acknowledged. The clickspot problem shipped with version 1.0 but was addressed in a patch within two days. None of these are dealbreakers at this price point, but all are reasons to watch how the next few weeks unfold.
The more interesting question is whether FSReborn can sustain the update pace that a high-fidelity release requires. The aircraft as it stands is competitive with the best business jets available for MSFS 2024. The 48-hour patch cycle is a good early signal. Whether that pace continues will determine whether this becomes the benchmark business jet for MSFS 2024 or just another strong entry in a crowded field.
Here is the trailer – enjoy and always the blue side up!
Last updated: May 2026
