I love these planes. I grew up with these around our little airport. We had bonanzas. Luckily my dad was an air force pilot before he became a dentist so we didn’t die in a fiery crash
@@olafurmikaelsson4794 sure you can....old panel, shot interior, need of paint, and of course the biggie.....engines and props in need of overhaul. It may have a few hrs left to fly, but when time for all that....you are so so so damn correct. $$$$$$ and more $$$$$$$!! Tired Lears, etc., are the same way.
Actually not true, well, they are pretty big in real life, but you can find ones sometimes below $100k that don't need a ton of work and still have plenty of hours left on them. I don't have a ton of experience with the King Air, but I have a lot with the 1900, and if they have the same wing strut, then most of these planes have a ton of time left on them. The plane uses the PT6 which tends to be very hard to kill and is easily rebuild able. Now, it is rare, but occasionally you can find a King Air for less than $100k that is not knocking on death's door, but usually its because the avionics are completely outdated, or it was owned by a company that is pushing them out to upgrade. The junkers are usually below $30k.
Yup, rode my friend's same plane several times. Very fast, efficient and interior is like an executive jet setup. Flying is also as smooth as a jet version.
It was always fun to hear one of these start up. Back when I used to work the ramp for UPS at PDX, I had to load one of these with cargo (it was a cargo version the Beechcraft 1900), it was owned by Ameriflight. This was for the feeder operations for getting cargo out to the remote parts of Oregon. I think back then it flew to Medford. I always thought they were neat with that high tail and a nice silhouette. The only part that sucked was that it took forever to load because it was the biggest feeder aircraft in our operation. The rest were Beechcraft 99's which were easier to load (unless you were the unlucky one stuck on pod duty).
For a size reference, I washed several 200s at my job at an airport and a 15 ft ladder and a 6ft brush barely touched the bottom of the T portion of the wing. You need a scissor lift to clean the whole plane
I flew the B1900 which was just the commercial version of this (and I trained for the military version, but...sequestration happened), the most fun flying I ever had. Could get anywhere with that thing, would take everything, and we nearly always got more in the thing before we maxed out the weight. Couldn't break it ether...well, with exception to the fact that since it had been out of production for nearly 15 years, it was hard to get parts.
Would be dope to do a video comparing pc-12 to king air for personal and charter use. Because both seem to have similar sweet spot. Cost, range, speed, operational efficiency.
PC 12 kills it. I think that's why they sold so many of them. Check this out: www.avbuyer.com/articles/turboprops-compare/beechcraft-king-air-350i-vs-pilatus-pc-12-ng-112184
@@scotth985 Awesome. Yeah, you'd really have to nuance it to justify the King Air. It doesn't fly that much faster, and only can carry a slight more payload. Hourly rate nearly double, an extra $2 million to buy, can't get into/out-of the fields the Pilatus can, two engines/props to maintain, and a smaller cabin to boot. My minds made up-the Pilatus it is...(searching for lottery ticket...)
Is the King Air safer than the PC-12 b/c it's twin engine? If you were to loose the single engine on the PC-12, what happens? Can the PC-12 handle like a glider?
@@paulferguson9532 all planes become gliders with no engine. Each plane has a different glide ratio make some better gliders that others. King Air can operate on 1 engine to take you to safety so yes more safe in that sense. However the engines on both aircraft have a near 0% failure rate.
Compare it to the Blackhawk 350. They cruise at 340 kts at 35000 ft. You literally cannot overload one, 2nd motor (some people don't care, but I wouldn't blast out over mountains, low IFR or the ocean with 1 motor). The 350 is quiet a bit larger inside. The wing lockers are awesome also. New for new, the King Air is more expensive, but they have been making them pretty much unchanged since 1989. You can get a nice one with all the mods, and mid time motors for under 2 million. Put new Garmin NXi panel and convert to Blackhawks, and you have about 40% more airplane for the same price as a late model (not new) PC-12NG.
Flown in the cockpit of one of these things back in 2001 and they are nice aircraft. This was the corporate plane for Auto Glass Specialists before they got bought out by Safelite.
That is an old king air 200. That panel needs updating big time. He is correct, though. Lots of folks want to have a jet. Here is why a King Air makes sense: PT6-42s. Most mechanics can work on them. Easy to get airframe and powerplant parts (Some of the more esoteric avionics are made out of unobtainium however). Two gallons a minute fuel burn. Part 23 airplane (More flexibility than a jet in some situations). And again good old PT6 engines. Flown these medivac for 15 years. Capable and well mannered.
When I worked at the factory I could load one full of people and fill the isle with gear and then go anywhere. Awesome plane. The T Tail was also on the F-90
Pilatus PC12 uses 2/3 of the field length as a King Air, has a taller and wider i.e. more comfortable cabin, same speed/range/pax capacity/payload at 2/3 of investment/operating cost and yet a better resale value. ...and its Swiss made.
Hey Mike...you forgot one really cool tool in the cockpit. I flew the Beachcraft C90 which is a shortened version of the King Air. The reverse power levers can be used on the ground to save brakes and making tight turns in congested space on the tarmac. It's was so cool for a 172 pilot to fly this beast and land it on a reposition Flight. Also, the King Air F90 IMHO, is the sexiest of them all.
Per hour the Kingair B200 is around $1200 to $1500 per hr. to operate cruising at 285kts +/-. Hell of a plane!!! And with the float wheels on the mains, grass strips....long grass strips are doable.
Steven Erino - he did... oh well what can you expect from a new dad. He sounds like he needs some sleep!! Are you tire Mike??? Is you beautify new love of your life keeping you up at nights with her need for food??? Lol. Daddy on Mike! Daddy on!!!
Based on my 30 years flying King Air -200's, -300's, and -350's, the latter are better, more versatile aircraft. Yes, they burn slightly more fuel (105/110 gph avg), but they are 10-15% faster, have tremendous payload vs. range capabilities. I flew/managed a King Air 300 (FA111) for 9 years - I could take 9 golfers, 9 sets of clubs and 9 overnight bags and fly 1,000 nm in 3.7 hours (avg winds, of course). Tell me how big a jet you'd need to do that (non-stop) (and how much more fuel you'd burn to save 80-90 minutes).
Howdy MOJO hope I good bruh Baron is a twin and a lot of doctors owned and flew v35 Bonanzas or j35 but because of the number of crashes the vtail bonanza was named the doctor killer
Wow, that's some new info. I had thought that piston engines were go up to about 200knots, turbo to about 350knots and jets to about 500 knots and that always seemed to fit with my experiences flying on reginonal journeys. This is new info, this turboprop is a fast as a jet
The King Air goes around 235-250 knots.. My friend has an Epic turboprop which goes 320 knots. But unless you are in a Piaggio pusher turbo prop you won't get close to the 430-480 knots per hour range of pure turbofan "jets".
Love the aircraft, specially it being turboprops. The exterior is just like any modern aircraft except for the interior upholstery. The pilot seats are torn and instruments look tired that show the age of the aircraft. I guess time is money and the plane needs to fly most of the time like regular airlines that hardly keep up with interior cleaning and sanitizing.
The Baron is a twin, not a single; the Bonanza is probably what you meant to say. Most charter flights will still have two pilots, even though the B200 is single-pilot rated. The cabin on the B200 can be configured for up to 10 passengers, and the small single set across from the entry door has a portapotty under it. My SIL flies these, as well as the smaller C90.
Is this how you get around Mike ? Ya, I don't know what it is, I just love me a King Air. My dad loved the Beach twin. The one they flew through a billboard in Its a Mad Mad Mad World.
Hello sir loved your video about this fantastic turboprop KING 200.I wonder if you noticed the amount of KING airplanes crashed by pilot errors.My dad owned a 1978 DUKE pressurized up to 30.000 ft and it's a fast airplane prior to owned a BARON B52 too,I remember he always mentioned that the KING'S BEECHCRAFT were really really really fast airplanes that could only be flied by well experimented flyers due to it's extreme sharp maneuverability without room for mistake;may I kindly know your opinion in regards sir thank you.
The information on the running costs of the B200 presented in this video is inaccurate. It is an expensive aircraft to operate. Other light jets are cheaper to operate than the B200. We operate 2 of them and 3 Citation 550B. Its not cheaper to operate the B200.
Yep, these are nice you don't have to put up with the large crowd on a commercial flights. These fly just as high and a few m.p.h. slower and can handle most weather conditions.
King Air is a magnificent twin turboprop. BUT like all twin propeller planes, if it loses an engine on take off...well, lets just say after the Addison airport crash, which was preceded by the identical Oahu crash only a week earlier, It made me a believer in two jet engines mounted close to the fuselage.
A twin turbo may burn fewer gal but cover a lot less miles per gallon. The best way to compare is total cost per mile or per seat mile to tell the whole story
Cool airplane. Very reliable. I love the cockpit, no EFIS-FMS-ProLine stuff. One of my favorite aircrafts, thirty years ago. Way better than the Citation jets. Greets from the Dash 8 cockpit. The one with the hump..😉 ...another classic. R
Thanks for the tour of the KA. The King Air C90model are good jump planes...quick to 13.5K and hold a dozen of jumpers. If I had the resources I would buy a Pilatus PC-12 first and rent the King Air.
Thanks for a good video. IMHO, KAs are greatly overrated. They are slow, the cabin is narrow and other cons is why we are buying a Jet over the KA. It is a shame the Avanti never got the legs under it and support that it needed. The Avanti blows the KAs out of the water in the every way, just not factory support and parts availability. So the next best pick is a Jet that has further range, larger cabin, less moving parts and flies higher. I know I will piss off a lot of you diehards, but that is my opinion and the reason we are not buying one. For our short flights, would love to have an Avanti to sip fuel, fly above most weather and approach jet speeds, but that is a dead horse. A real shame!!! I wear full armor and have a shield, so throw the arrows if you must.
Have you looked at them? They completely negate the purpose of a turboprop. The runway usage is pretty bad, and the maintenance on them was so high that you could operate a Cessna 525 Citation for about the same price. The King Air (especially the 350) is an aircraft in a category by itself. With the Blackhawk package, they cruise at 335 kts, you can fill the tanks, load the seats and let everyone bring two bags, then blast out of a 3000 ft strip and go anywhere. You are into two pilot jets that start at about 18 million before you can say that (minus the short field performance). Sure a phenom or citation is a little faster, but they can't get in and out of the places a King Air can, or carry the amount of people and stuff a 350 KingAir can. There is a reason the Avanti didn't sale. They just don't make sense, and don't fit into the market very well....They have been selling King Airs continuously since 1968, and one of the major charter companies bought 110 of them a few years back. There is a reason for it. They are amazing airplanes that fill a niche that nothing else being made today fills. The PC-12 is close, but it is a single and is 60 kts slower....
Been dreaming to fly them and at last rated this year. Currently flying the type around the central, South Pacific. Dependable for the long over water flights.
Yeah, the PT6 engines go 3500 hours before overhaul. Put you may have to cough up $250,000 each. Maybe more. Sometimes it is better to go with newer engines than overhaul your old tired engines.
@Affirmative Action I am talking about the lag from a turbo fan versus the relative lack of lag of a turboprop. A big or old fan takes time to spool up, which can be a safety factor, especially when arresting a high sink rate. With this said, the best demonstration I can think of would be landing a King Air versus an older Lear or Citation in gusty conditions at near max crosswind component limits. I would fly one of these jets holding more power and a higher airspeed down to ground effect. A King Air you could fly at Vref and use small power inputs to manage the sink rate if the conditions permit.
@Affirmative Action No, I would like to fly one. I trained in a USAF C-12 which is an off the shelf Super 200. After leaving the AF, I have about ~300 hours in a Super 200 and BE1900C/D cargo conversions.
I love these planes. I grew up with these around our little airport. We had bonanzas. Luckily my dad was an air force pilot before he became a dentist so we didn’t die in a fiery crash
The famous single engine beechcraft is the Bonanza. The Beechcraft Baron is an airplane with two piston engines.
Joe Scoggins 2 piston engines? Must be super efficient.
@@nicholasbeaufrand4752 Wait! Wait! I might have said that wrong!
No you were right bud
Yeah i was gonna say... when he said that i was like um im not so sure...but everyone makes mistakes, its fine.
My instructor has a King Air E90 for us students to make their way into the airlines. It is a superb airplane.
John Billiot do you have a link to his website or his king air program?
Spent many years as a King Air mech. Great airplanes.
Kingairs are a lot bigger in person than most people think.
Brian Woods you won’t find any turboprop aircraft under 6 figures no matter the age
Yes they are 💯
Ólafur Mikaelsson PC-12: *is worth 5000000* Am I a joke to you?
@@olafurmikaelsson4794 sure you can....old panel, shot interior, need of paint, and of course the biggie.....engines and props in need of overhaul. It may have a few hrs left to fly, but when time for all that....you are so so so damn correct. $$$$$$ and more $$$$$$$!! Tired Lears, etc., are the same way.
Actually not true, well, they are pretty big in real life, but you can find ones sometimes below $100k that don't need a ton of work and still have plenty of hours left on them. I don't have a ton of experience with the King Air, but I have a lot with the 1900, and if they have the same wing strut, then most of these planes have a ton of time left on them. The plane uses the PT6 which tends to be very hard to kill and is easily rebuild able. Now, it is rare, but occasionally you can find a King Air for less than $100k that is not knocking on death's door, but usually its because the avionics are completely outdated, or it was owned by a company that is pushing them out to upgrade. The junkers are usually below $30k.
Yup, rode my friend's same plane several times. Very fast, efficient and interior is like an executive jet setup. Flying is also as smooth as a jet version.
Beautiful timeless design.
It was always fun to hear one of these start up. Back when I used to work the ramp for UPS at PDX, I had to load one of these with cargo (it was a cargo version the Beechcraft 1900), it was owned by Ameriflight. This was for the feeder operations for getting cargo out to the remote parts of Oregon. I think back then it flew to Medford. I always thought they were neat with that high tail and a nice silhouette. The only part that sucked was that it took forever to load because it was the biggest feeder aircraft in our operation. The rest were Beechcraft 99's which were easier to load (unless you were the unlucky one stuck on pod duty).
These are one of the most popular air medic ambulance due to range, interior space, and short take off capability.
For a size reference, I washed several 200s at my job at an airport and a 15 ft ladder and a 6ft brush barely touched the bottom of the T portion of the wing. You need a scissor lift to clean the whole plane
I flew the B1900 which was just the commercial version of this (and I trained for the military version, but...sequestration happened), the most fun flying I ever had. Could get anywhere with that thing, would take everything, and we nearly always got more in the thing before we maxed out the weight. Couldn't break it ether...well, with exception to the fact that since it had been out of production for nearly 15 years, it was hard to get parts.
That’s In great shape for a 1979 King. Nice review. 👀🧐🤓
Would be dope to do a video comparing pc-12 to king air for personal and charter use. Because both seem to have similar sweet spot. Cost, range, speed, operational efficiency.
PC 12 kills it. I think that's why they sold so many of them. Check this out: www.avbuyer.com/articles/turboprops-compare/beechcraft-king-air-350i-vs-pilatus-pc-12-ng-112184
@@scotth985 Awesome. Yeah, you'd really have to nuance it to justify the King Air. It doesn't fly that much faster, and only can carry a slight more payload. Hourly rate nearly double, an extra $2 million to buy, can't get into/out-of the fields the Pilatus can, two engines/props to maintain, and a smaller cabin to boot. My minds made up-the Pilatus it is...(searching for lottery ticket...)
Is the King Air safer than the PC-12 b/c it's twin engine? If you were to loose the single engine on the PC-12, what happens? Can the PC-12 handle like a glider?
@@paulferguson9532 all planes become gliders with no engine. Each plane has a different glide ratio make some better gliders that others. King Air can operate on 1 engine to take you to safety so yes more safe in that sense. However the engines on both aircraft have a near 0% failure rate.
Compare it to the Blackhawk 350. They cruise at 340 kts at 35000 ft. You literally cannot overload one, 2nd motor (some people don't care, but I wouldn't blast out over mountains, low IFR or the ocean with 1 motor). The 350 is quiet a bit larger inside. The wing lockers are awesome also. New for new, the King Air is more expensive, but they have been making them pretty much unchanged since 1989. You can get a nice one with all the mods, and mid time motors for under 2 million. Put new Garmin NXi panel and convert to Blackhawks, and you have about 40% more airplane for the same price as a late model (not new) PC-12NG.
Flown in the cockpit of one of these things back in 2001 and they are nice aircraft. This was the corporate plane for Auto Glass Specialists before they got bought out by Safelite.
It's more fuel efficient than a private jet? Oh, I'll just pick one up from Walmart tomorrow then.
Most definitely not
😂😂
I don't support ChiMart.
Maybe Target has a used U-28 Draco I can get at a government auction.
They make great air ambulances.
That is an old king air 200. That panel needs updating big time. He is correct, though. Lots of folks want to have a jet. Here is why a King Air makes sense:
PT6-42s. Most mechanics can work on them. Easy to get airframe and powerplant parts (Some of the more esoteric avionics are made out of unobtainium however). Two gallons a minute fuel burn. Part 23 airplane (More flexibility than a jet in some situations). And again good old PT6 engines. Flown these medivac for 15 years. Capable and well mannered.
When I worked at the factory I could load one full of people and fill the isle with gear and then go anywhere. Awesome plane. The T Tail was also on the F-90
.... another huge benefit is reversible props for getting into shorter fields....
Pilatus PC12 uses 2/3 of the field length as a King Air, has a taller and wider i.e. more comfortable cabin, same speed/range/pax capacity/payload at 2/3 of investment/operating cost and yet a better resale value.
...and its Swiss made.
If I were rich, this is how I would get around. Something so relaxing about prop planes.
Thank you! Your doing us a favor by directing our attention to a classic.
Hey Mike...you forgot one really cool tool in the cockpit. I flew the Beachcraft C90 which is a shortened version of the King Air. The reverse power levers can be used on the ground to save brakes and making tight turns in congested space on the tarmac. It's was so cool for a 172 pilot to fly this beast
and land it on a reposition
Flight. Also, the King Air F90
IMHO, is the sexiest of them all.
Agreed , it’s just something about the f90
Thats a sweet plane, love the looks and power!
Per hour the Kingair B200 is around $1200 to $1500 per hr. to operate cruising at 285kts +/-. Hell of a plane!!! And with the float wheels on the mains, grass strips....long grass strips are doable.
Good Vid Mike ! And Congrats on the new addition to your Fam !
Thanks for this vid, Mike. Love the ageless lines of these planes.
0:53 BONANZA
The baron are twin engines :)
I think Mike meant the Bonanza of course.
Steven Erino - he did... oh well what can you expect from a new dad. He sounds like he needs some sleep!! Are you tire Mike??? Is you beautify new love of your life keeping you up at nights with her need for food??? Lol. Daddy on Mike! Daddy on!!!
@@steven2145 Or maybe piston engine
Yeah, that was the first thing that grabbed my attention.
Bonanza he meant... not Baron of course
Based on my 30 years flying King Air -200's, -300's, and -350's, the latter are better, more versatile aircraft. Yes, they burn slightly more fuel (105/110 gph avg), but they are 10-15% faster, have tremendous payload vs. range capabilities. I flew/managed a King Air 300 (FA111) for 9 years - I could take 9 golfers, 9 sets of clubs and 9 overnight bags and fly 1,000 nm in 3.7 hours (avg winds, of course). Tell me how big a jet you'd need to do that (non-stop) (and how much more fuel you'd burn to save 80-90 minutes).
NUMBER ONE FOR JET ENGINE
Howdy MOJO hope I good bruh Baron is a twin and a lot of doctors owned and flew v35 Bonanzas or j35 but because of the number of crashes the vtail bonanza was named the doctor killer
Wow, that's some new info. I had thought that piston engines were go up to about 200knots, turbo to about 350knots and jets to about 500 knots and that always seemed to fit with my experiences flying on reginonal journeys. This is new info, this turboprop is a fast as a jet
The King Air goes around 235-250 knots.. My friend has an Epic turboprop which goes 320 knots. But unless you are in a Piaggio pusher turbo prop you won't get close to the 430-480 knots per hour range of pure turbofan "jets".
Love the aircraft, specially it being turboprops. The exterior is just like any modern aircraft except for the interior upholstery. The pilot seats are torn and instruments look tired that show the age of the aircraft. I guess time is money and the plane needs to fly most of the time like regular airlines that hardly keep up with interior cleaning and sanitizing.
The Baron you refer to is a twin engine. The bonanza is a single engine aircraft that was popular with the doctors.
Gotta love a pair of growling turbo props!
4000 hours in BE20. Great airplane!
The Baron is a twin, not a single; the Bonanza is probably what you meant to say. Most charter flights will still have two pilots, even though the B200 is single-pilot rated. The cabin on the B200 can be configured for up to 10 passengers, and the small single set across from the entry door has a portapotty under it. My SIL flies these, as well as the smaller C90.
Is this how you get around Mike ? Ya, I don't know what it is, I just love me a King Air. My dad loved the Beach twin. The one they flew through a billboard in Its a Mad Mad Mad World.
garry G Ballard
I still love that movie! We watch it every year during the holidays. The redo (Rat Race) is enjoyable as well but not as clean.
Hello sir loved your video about this fantastic turboprop KING 200.I wonder if you noticed the amount of KING airplanes crashed by pilot errors.My dad owned a 1978 DUKE pressurized up to 30.000 ft and it's a fast airplane prior to owned a BARON B52 too,I remember he always mentioned that the KING'S BEECHCRAFT were really really really fast airplanes that could only be flied by well experimented flyers due to it's extreme sharp maneuverability without room for mistake;may I kindly know your opinion in regards sir thank you.
I like your reveviews, you’re good !
Beech King Air, one of the best Aircraft ever made, it rest between the King Air 200 or the C-130. I like them both
Your presentation of the plane is wonderful and comprehensive
The information on the running costs of the B200 presented in this video is inaccurate. It is an expensive aircraft to operate. Other light jets are cheaper to operate than the B200. We operate 2 of them and 3 Citation 550B. Its not cheaper to operate the B200.
It is cheaper on per person basis
Umenena
Great video. Btw, the Bonanza is the single engine and the Baron is twin engine produced by Beechcraft✈️. Keep me coming.
It's BEAUTIFUL!
Yep, these are nice you don't have to put up with the large crowd on a commercial flights. These fly just as high and a few m.p.h. slower and can handle most weather conditions.
Thank you for these information
I love this T tailed Beecraft. Super vlog...
Thank You, Mike. 👍♥️🛩
Got lucky and flew around Alaska to radar sites in a C-12 which is a King Air 350. Had some good VFR sightseeing on some of the trips.
Great video mike 👍
Looks just like the Beech 99 I used to fly, I miss it!
King Air is a magnificent twin turboprop. BUT like all twin propeller planes, if it loses an engine on take off...well, lets just say after the Addison airport crash, which was preceded by the identical Oahu crash only a week earlier, It made me a believer in two jet engines mounted close to the fuselage.
Thank you Mike I enjoyed that. Great video. 👍👍🙂
Hey Mike, how about make another video on the BE200 and go through the checklists for the walk around, before starting, startup, etc...
5:40
"I am the great Cornholio.
I need TP for my bunghole."
You do a fantastic job of showing aircraft. Thanks for the video.
my favorite plane ever..
A twin turbo may burn fewer gal but cover a lot less miles per gallon. The best way to compare is total cost per mile or per seat mile to tell the whole story
Cool airplane. Very reliable. I love the cockpit, no EFIS-FMS-ProLine stuff. One of my favorite aircrafts, thirty years ago. Way better than the Citation jets.
Greets from the Dash 8 cockpit. The one with the hump..😉 ...another classic. R
Man, love the vids. I'm pretty new to the channel, but I really like your content. Keep it up brother!
When one motor shits just after V1, I'd MUCH rather be in the Citation than the King Air. Pretty much the rest of the time too.
She's a beaut. Great review. Thanks, Mike.
Thanks for the tour of the KA. The King Air C90model are good jump planes...quick to 13.5K and hold a dozen of jumpers. If I had the resources I would buy a Pilatus PC-12 first and rent the King Air.
It is a hell of alot cheaper than a private jet for sure!
50% of comments: The Baron is a piston twin, you'rre thinking bonanza. Both great planes
That first seat on the way in is not the same as the other seats… ;)
This guy is good
Beechcraft King air is an absolute beautiful airplane, I'd rather own one of those over a jet any day
A farm truck that flies like an exotic sports car.
Their single engine is a Bonanza. The Baron is fairly fast twin engine aircraft. From memory I think the fuselage is basically the same as on Bonanza.
Embarrassing when he goes around making aviation videos to get that wrong
you didn't mention that the seat right inside the doorway doubles as the potty!
That's called a 250 now a days, no type rating required
Jesus Mendez Oh good to know. So I assume it is less than 12,500 lbs MGTOW, so no type rating needed.
Thanks for a good video.
IMHO, KAs are greatly overrated. They are slow, the cabin is narrow and other cons is why we are buying a Jet over the KA. It is a shame the Avanti never got the legs under it and support that it needed. The Avanti blows the KAs out of the water in the every way, just not factory support and parts availability.
So the next best pick is a Jet that has further range, larger cabin, less moving parts and flies higher.
I know I will piss off a lot of you diehards, but that is my opinion and the reason we are not buying one.
For our short flights, would love to have an Avanti to sip fuel, fly above most weather and approach jet speeds, but that is a dead horse. A real shame!!!
I wear full armor and have a shield, so throw the arrows if you must.
Have you looked at them? They completely negate the purpose of a turboprop. The runway usage is pretty bad, and the maintenance on them was so high that you could operate a Cessna 525 Citation for about the same price. The King Air (especially the 350) is an aircraft in a category by itself. With the Blackhawk package, they cruise at 335 kts, you can fill the tanks, load the seats and let everyone bring two bags, then blast out of a 3000 ft strip and go anywhere. You are into two pilot jets that start at about 18 million before you can say that (minus the short field performance). Sure a phenom or citation is a little faster, but they can't get in and out of the places a King Air can, or carry the amount of people and stuff a 350 KingAir can. There is a reason the Avanti didn't sale. They just don't make sense, and don't fit into the market very well....They have been selling King Airs continuously since 1968, and one of the major charter companies bought 110 of them a few years back. There is a reason for it. They are amazing airplanes that fill a niche that nothing else being made today fills. The PC-12 is close, but it is a single and is 60 kts slower....
You began to make great videos again!
Marry Christmas!
Hey Mojo, a Baron is a piston twin, Beech makes a piston single called a Bonanza.
Been dreaming to fly them and at last rated this year. Currently flying the type around the central, South Pacific.
Dependable for the long over water flights.
Yeah, the PT6 engines go 3500 hours before overhaul. Put you may have to cough up $250,000 each. Maybe more. Sometimes it is better to go with newer engines than overhaul your old tired engines.
You can extend tbo to 8,000 hours.
0.53 single engine Barron? I think he meant the bonanza, no offense just saying
Zeb, Mikes channel is for non flyers - don't get hung up on details
mojo grip nice video well done keep up the good work mojo grip you are a cool pilot
Near instant power with throttle input is a huge safety factor!
@Affirmative Action I am talking about the lag from a turbo fan versus the relative lack of lag of a turboprop. A big or old fan takes time to spool up, which can be a safety factor, especially when arresting a high sink rate. With this said, the best demonstration I can think of would be landing a King Air versus an older Lear or Citation in gusty conditions at near max crosswind component limits. I would fly one of these jets holding more power and a higher airspeed down to ground effect. A King Air you could fly at Vref and use small power inputs to manage the sink rate if the conditions permit.
@Affirmative Action I can guarantee the wings will still be attached. That's where my promises end lol.
@Affirmative Action No, I would like to fly one. I trained in a USAF C-12 which is an off the shelf Super 200. After leaving the AF, I have about ~300 hours in a Super 200 and BE1900C/D cargo conversions.
Great vid,,,
Fancy Hangar. Must have some $$$$
A well-used B200.
Glad to run across this. Just could not decide which bizjet to buy./s
Turboprops will always be more efficient than jets.
Only downside they are slower except a few that are able to go over 350kts
Great video. Love all the detail. It’s such a nice aircraft. I wanna buy one.
beautiful!!!
The typical engine overhaul cost is 500k each.. crazy
Spent many hours being flown around Southern Africa in these. Loved this plane.
While the exterior may not look too dated, a quick view of the cockpit is a dead giveaway. No glass cockpit here.
Can you do a video on the beechcraft 1900d operating cost per flight hour pls
Cool planes, sucks to refuel
It’s my dream to buy one of these
Good quality video 😊
Beautiful airplane!
You have been inspirational and I hope the God LORD protects you in the air and on terra firma.Take care.
That is one old out dated -200. I have about 5k hours in the -200.
the Barron has two props. you are thinking of the bonanza.
This one was manufactured in 1979, so 40 years old.
The shop I work at does all of their kingair inspections
Nice 👌