Does anyone know if the King Air 350 is..

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meritflyer

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A two pilot aircraft? I've always heard it was certificated for two and single pilot ops weren't allowed but then, I think I saw a 350 with only one guy flying it.

Hmm..
 
meritflyer said:
A two pilot aircraft? I've always heard it was certificated for two and single pilot ops weren't allowed but then, I think I saw a 350 with only one guy flying it.

Hmm..
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Last months Flying had a great article about the 350. Check it out. All I remember was that it required a type because it was certified to be a commuter... and its bad ass.
 
It can be flown single pilot, but if you're going to be operating it under 135 rules then you're going to need a second pilot. You can use an autopilot instead of the second pilot until you hit 8 or 9 seats in the aircraft, at which point you are required to have a second pilot on board if you're carrying passangers.

It DOES require a type rating, though, and you'll need to get a single pilot checkout with it.
 
Champcar said:
All I remember was that it required a type because it was certified to be a commuter... and its bad ass.
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I cant imagine that was why it required a type.

I am no genius, but something tells me the reason it requires a type due to something in 61.31(a)(1). ;)
 
Like this..

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jtrain609 said:
It can be flown single pilot, but if you're going to be operating it under 135 rules then you're going to need a second pilot. You can use an autopilot instead of the second pilot until you hit 8 or 9 seats in the aircraft, at which point you are required to have a second pilot on board if you're carrying passangers.

It DOES require a type rating, though, and you'll need to get a single pilot checkout with it.
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I am not sure if it is certified as only needing a crew of one. If the A/C type says it requires a minimum of two crew, then there probably is a single pilot waiver you can get when you get the type rating. If it requires two people then you can get a regular type and crew it with two. It's kind of like the smaller Citations, they're typed for a crew of two, but a pilot can get a single pilot waiver for single pilot ops, in addition to the regular type training.

Hope that makes sense, I am sure some one will know how to say it better then me.:)
 
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