Nice plane. I’ve always felt the King Air is the best all around personal plane for normal people, (non-celebrities) it can get into most airports comfortably, is easy to fly and has good range. Cruising in the teens to FL 20 gets you above a lot of weather. Thanks for the tour.
King Airs are commonly used in Skydiving. There are a few where larger engines have been installed and these can take 15 skydivers from sea level to 14,000 feet in 8 minutes for about $20 per person and be on the ground before the skydivers land. They can make 3 loads per hour. The man in the video said his burns 95 gallons per hour x $5 per gallon = $475 per hour of fuel. 15 jumpers x $20 per person = $300 x 3 loads per hour = $900 minus $475 fuel per hour = $375 per hour for expenses and operating costs.
Sounds like an operator I watched working at Salinas about 25 years ago. The young pilot could drop the sky divers out, go to flight idle, spiral down, land, shut the engine down crossing the numbers, and the momentum of the aircraft would carry it all the way off the runway, across the taxiway, and stop perfectly adjacent to the fuel pumps. He would then start loading up the next group of sky divers. I figured he clocked less than 0.3 Hr per round trip.
I used to build them. Great airplanes! Back in the 70s they used to advertise that you could take out every third rivet and it would still far exceed FAA structural safety. Nowadays if Beech said that (it's still true), the lawyers would go spastic! 😁
Thank you for that nice little video! The King Air is my favorite airplane. I wonder what the operational costs per hour are. I hope to fly an airplane like that one day :)
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These are very comfortable planes to fly in. At altitude they are quiet, fast on the shorter hauls, and have a solid feel.
Nice plane. I’ve always felt the King Air is the best all around personal plane for normal people, (non-celebrities) it can get into most airports comfortably, is easy to fly and has good range. Cruising in the teens to FL 20 gets you above a lot of weather. Thanks for the tour.
Another great video, you're channels keeps getting better and better!
King Air is such a cool plane.
King Airs are commonly used in Skydiving. There are a few where larger engines have been installed and these can take 15 skydivers from sea level to 14,000 feet in 8 minutes for about $20 per person and be on the ground before the skydivers land. They can make 3 loads per hour. The man in the video said his burns 95 gallons per hour x $5 per gallon = $475 per hour of fuel. 15 jumpers x $20 per person = $300 x 3 loads per hour = $900 minus $475 fuel per hour = $375 per hour for expenses and operating costs.
Sounds like an operator I watched working at Salinas about 25 years ago. The young pilot could drop the sky divers out, go to flight idle, spiral down, land, shut the engine down crossing the numbers, and the momentum of the aircraft would carry it all the way off the runway, across the taxiway, and stop perfectly adjacent to the fuel pumps. He would then start loading up the next group of sky divers. I figured he clocked less than 0.3 Hr per round trip.
Looking very nice...A great aircraft...
The relief tube, that's the best part LOL!
Very nice. Thanks for this.
Brings back memories. (I used to clean the boss's King Air).
I used to build them. Great airplanes! Back in the 70s they used to advertise that you could take out every third rivet and it would still far exceed FAA structural safety. Nowadays if Beech said that (it's still true), the lawyers would go spastic! 😁
Thank you for that nice little video! The King Air is my favorite airplane. I wonder what the operational costs per hour are. I hope to fly an airplane like that one day :)
Very cool.
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Planks! LOL. That one always makes me laugh.
Awesome
These have the 45 foot wing from the queen air 80 .?
awesome hot blok!
Wasn't Penny in the plane
I didn't see her get out?!?!?!?
Yesser Nice
Wow gotta know lots of stuff to fly that gadget lol
nice from iraq
Eu Jean Carlos macagnan se eu tivesse dinheiro compraria um deste pra mim táxi aéreo aqui Cuiabá Brasil
Better fly a Pilatus PC-12