King Air 350
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Spent many hours in the 350 and have the BE300 type. What's your experience background? It's as easy to fly as every other King Air out there but if you've never flown anything bigger than a Cessna 150 then it'll be a handful to the 10th degree. Very stable yet responsive on the controls. Easy to 'hurt' the engines if you've never flown a turbine airplane before. Don't worry - I'm sure your friend won't let you do anything to hurt the airplane......"sit back, relax, and enjoy the flight".
Jason
Jason
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But what are the finer points? are engine startups more difficult, landing?, climb? anythign different than TBM 700?
Clay
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It takes experience in the airplane to learn the 'finer points' - it's not something we can teach you online. Engine starts aren't any more difficult (or easier) than any other turbine engine out there - engage starter, get engine rotation, introduce fuel, light off, stabilize. You won't be able to reach the starter switches anyway unless you're sitting in the left seat. Landing is not 'difficult' but it';s a much bigger airplane than a TBM so yeah it's going to be different to land - is it hard? No - correct approach speed, flare, land.
Is anything different than the TBM?? Yeah - alot.
I know you're excited about it and it is a cool airplane but you're not going to be able to become proficient in the 350 online - just go and enjoy the experience.
The only tip I can give you is that if the pilot does let you land the airplane be careful about pulling the power all the way out before you're on the ground.
Jason
But what are the finer points? are engine startups more difficult, landing?, climb? anythign different than TBM 700?
Clay
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It takes experience in the airplane to learn the 'finer points' - it's not something we can teach you online. Engine starts aren't any more difficult (or easier) than any other turbine engine out there - engage starter, get engine rotation, introduce fuel, light off, stabilize. You won't be able to reach the starter switches anyway unless you're sitting in the left seat. Landing is not 'difficult' but it';s a much bigger airplane than a TBM so yeah it's going to be different to land - is it hard? No - correct approach speed, flare, land.
Is anything different than the TBM?? Yeah - alot.
I know you're excited about it and it is a cool airplane but you're not going to be able to become proficient in the 350 online - just go and enjoy the experience.
The only tip I can give you is that if the pilot does let you land the airplane be careful about pulling the power all the way out before you're on the ground.
Jason
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Nahh I got to fly better than that lol try single engine turboprop lol that plane is a monster! 300kt cruise speed at FL290
Clay
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Nahh I got to fly better than that lol try single engine turboprop lol that plane is a monster! 300kt cruise speed at FL290
Clay
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[humor]
My computer has an endless supply of punctuation marks. Commas, periods, colons, semi-colons, exclamation points (oops, I see you have one of those), question marks, the whole shebang..........care to borrow some? Shoot, I'll just give 'em to ya. No need to return any. Just let me know.
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I'll take the TBM-3 Avenger. 278 MPH, 23,400 feet. Lot's more firepower than your version.
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And more cool factor! Man.....to own one of those.
One of the forest firefighting companies in Canada, Forest Protection Ltd I think, is selling their remaining fleet of these babies. Love to have one if I could!
Nothing like starting a radial engine!
I'll take the TBM-3 Avenger. 278 MPH, 23,400 feet. Lot's more firepower than your version.
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And more cool factor! Man.....to own one of those.
One of the forest firefighting companies in Canada, Forest Protection Ltd I think, is selling their remaining fleet of these babies. Love to have one if I could!
Nothing like starting a radial engine!