Beech 99

Boris Badenov

Boris Badenov

Fortis Leader
Interview lined up to downgrade to the 99 at Subair. First, any gouge on the airplane? I hear it's fairly docile and easy, but I'm a famously slow learner. Second, does that sucker count as "King Air" time? God knows, it will be the shame of my life when I move from the Ferrari to the Taurus, but the company seems pretty good, the pay is right, and at least it might open some future employment avenues. Thanks.
 
Boris Badenov said:
Interview lined up to downgrade to the 99 at Subair. First, any gouge on the airplane? I hear it's fairly docile and easy, but I'm a famously slow learner. Second, does that sucker count as "King Air" time? God knows, it will be the shame of my life when I move from the Ferrari to the Taurus, but the company seems pretty good, the pay is right, and at least it might open some future employment avenues. Thanks.
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The 99 is more of the Camaro in comparison to the Ferrari! It's got the same power to weight ratio equal to a P-51 on takeoff. It's an absolute rocket. You'll be going through 100kts before you even get the power set. The plane seems to do what you think without you even putting in much control inputs. It is fun to hand fly. While the garretts make a lot of noise on the outside, the 99 makes a lot of noise on the inside! You will need to wear earplugs under your headseats even if you have noise cancellation. Subair also has 1900's so there still potential get a type rating out of it. Good luck. I hope you hear from another employer in the meantime!;)
 
most dont think its king air time since its not pressurized, flies like a dream and the c model without a pod empty is a fun plane to fly, very easy plane to learn pretty hard to f' it up on landing, and it will hold nearly 6" of ice before falling out of the sky.
 
JayAre said:
most dont think its king air time since its not pressurized, flies like a dream and the c model without a pod empty is a fun plane to fly, very easy plane to learn pretty hard to f' it up on landing, and it will hold nearly 6" of ice before falling out of the sky.
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:yeahthat: What Iceman here says.:D
 
Brakes good, tires suck... Try not to touch brakes while learning.. Hand fly's awesome, control forces are like a 182. Pratt's run good last long time. System's are a no brainer, designed for the 85 year old pilot in mind.

Careful on pre flights, don't shake the gear any, it's liable to collapse on you if you mess with the downlock (no joke). Careful of the fuel caps, i've had them not seal properly and leak even when they looked seated.

Pre-flight the rudder hinge very well, if sub air doesnt use the rudder lock it's liable to go over the limits in heavy wind and you will notice that the aluminum where the hinge is will be peeled back from the rudder slamming side to side (seen that a couple times)...

Bring along cans of red bull, I nod off more in the 99 than any other plane i've flown.

Brian
 
spbrian said:
Pre-flight the rudder hinge very well, if sub air doesnt use the rudder lock it's liable to go over the limits in heavy wind and you will notice that the aluminum where the hinge is will be peeled back from the rudder slamming side to side (seen that a couple times)...
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A big :yeahthat:. If that ever happens ground that bad boy on the spot. It's whole lot more than superficial damage when that happens.!
 
Great airplane to fly, the PT6's are bullet proof. Nice handling and very honest. Super stable IFR platform.

As far as comparisons to King Air time, anyone with a nickel's worth of sense will see it as comparable. You don't have pressurization, but so what?

Two other points were well mentioned. Get a good set of headphones and make sure your toes are not anywhere near the brakes on landing. The brakes aren't touchy, but you can easily lock one and blow a tire if you have your feet too far up on the pedal.

Enjoy it! I love what I fly now, but sure miss the fun times in the -99.
 
spbrian said:
Careful of the fuel caps, i've had them not seal properly and leak even when they looked seated.
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Yep dat is true ive had 2 return to lands one was on wed after taking off. I could tell tower was just itchin to declare an emergency for me to have a big welcome party for me when I landed. Tried to call ops that I was returning they were already out on the BBQ when I flew over pissin fuel on them.
 
727to7400 said:
Two other points were well mentioned. Get a good set of headphones and make sure your toes are not anywhere near the brakes on landing. The brakes aren't touchy, but you can easily lock one and blow a tire if you have your feet too far up on the pedal.
-99.
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Haven't flown the bird, but have seen it with someone training another pilot on getting into a short field. made good work of those tires!
 
I used to fly a King Air A100 (Prats) and now I fly the BE-99. The comparisons are insane. I never knew that two different airplanes could be so alike. The numbers are almost identical but still plus or minus 1-2 knots. I call it King Air time. Absolutely no force on the controls needed.

I purchased a Lightspeed Zulu headset when I was training and haven't looked back. I was used to flying with Bose, but I found that Zulu was a little better due to the passive as well as active noise cancelling. Also, the Zulu has an aux input for your ipod. No ear plugs needed, plus I heard that using plugs under active noise cancelling will affect the performance of the headset. Something about the noise cancelling is blocked have way.

Ryan
 
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