King Air 250 Single Pilot Flight from Wichita, KS(KICT) to Miami, FL(KTMB) 

Lot’s of repetition! I’m sure old age will start catching up to me soon enough. Thanks for watching!

Yep, I am a student pilot and yes, I am having to write down the freq and squawk code.

I could not believe it. I cant remember my name. I am getting old

Ain't that the truth LoL

Amazing indeed

I appreciate it!

You should see how long I’ve made other pieces of gum last!

Thanks so much! I appreciate you watching!

Thank you!

Bernard Anderson of course! Anytime!

Thanks for watching!

Thanks so much for watching! It’s always bumpy in South Florida. Where in Japan? I’ve been there several times.

Thank you!

Thank you very much! That is very cool! Good luck with your training. It great to see so many people getting into aviation. Will you be doing it for fun or thinking of making it a career?

Thank you!

Those windows are nice in summertime before the plane gets started up.

It is!

Which private airport? There are a couple.

I try! Thanks for watching!

Thank you very much!

Thanks!

Thanks!

Apparently he used 3 sticks

Hello! I’ve been to Paraguay once, it was very nice! Good luck with your Instrument Rating!

Very nice! I’ve done that myself a long time ago! I think most pilots from Florida end up doing it! LOL

Wouldn’t that be nice! Maybe one day, LOL

Thank you very much! Will do!

Fly Outwest thank you very much!

Bushy calgary is my home town you were in gods country

lefty gazelle I am in gods country.

@@Bushy_P awesome Alberta ?

master1387 lol, no! If I remember correctly it was 3 different pieces of gum! Very cool! I always enjoy flying in KTMB

You make it look so easy. Did my first XC and I was having to continue to change frequencies as So-Cal approach. I was busy the whole time and making lots of radio calls. No auto pilot. Not relaxing like you where. Hmm. Again, I am a student pilot.

Rockwell Collins Pro Line Fusion.

John Miller Cheers John

@@classicraceruk1337 This might be TOO deep a dive, but Rockwell Collins has made a 26-part video set on the Pro Line Fusion system. ru-vid.com/group/PLMBKNyGwDnjoiGp6R5QxtfR9VCHUPl4X1 :-)

John Miller is that all😏 !!!! Thanks for the link I will have a look at some of it

@@classicraceruk1337 Ha! Yeah. I am hoping for a chance to pilot one of those aircraft, so for me, it was for study purposes. :-)

Thanks appreciate it!

No, it was the normal configuration.

Thanks so much for subscribing! For me it is a full time job, but I believe most other pilots do it on a part time basis. Many contract pilots that I’ve met typically have a full time job and are only doing contract flying on the side.

I have, it’s been a while tho.

TheCrjflyr I’m not a fan of the Fusion. It is too cumbersome compared to the G3000/5000. It almost feels that it was rushed and needed another year or two in development. The transition from Pro Line 21 to Fusion just is not very intuitive.

I like gum! 😂

Thank you! No I fly all over the world. Usually the flights out of Wichita are delivery flights or return to service flights from Textron. I just go wherever I’m needed.

@@tallyho4483 Sounds like a cool job! My dad (now retired) has close to 15k hours on this. He flew for an Indian State Govt. I believe they recently bought their 3rd King Air (250).

ghostryder that’s very cool! I delivered a 250 to the Indian Government a while ago.

Thanks so much! The farthest I’ve ever gone was a KA350ER CYYR(Goose Bay, Canada) to EGPC(Wick, Scotland). Non stop Atlantic Crossing.

@@tallyho4483 You’re able to fly a king air over the Atlantic directly with no refueling stops? Didn’t know it was capable of that or ETOPS rated.

@@anthonycedar7 Not to come across as a dick but ETOPS stands for " Extended Range Twin Operations Performance Standards" and that route is the route that most smaller air planes fly when crossing the pond. Its the shortest distance between land. And even the ferry pilots do it in the smaller Cessna's using fuel bladders.

@@anthonycedar7 Sounds like he flew the 350ER. It has a range of approximately 2300nm and some variants approach 2600 nm. Don’t know if it is ETOPs rated.

It’s always been single Pilot certified.

@@tallyho4483 I stand corrected. Thanks!

Yes it was. That’s cool! Are you still flying?

The only Type rating needed for the King Air would be the 300/350 or a 250 with the increase gross weight mod, but there are not very many out there. All King Airs are single pilot approved airplanes, so no FO needed unless the Pilot is not single pilot typed or a requirement by the company operating the airplane or insurance requirement.

Thanks for watching! They honestly feel the same . The older planes you could definitely tell a difference between the two, but the new ones are very close in performance.

@@tallyho4483 Cheers!

Not my plane, just stole it for the day!

Not an ignorant question at all! The pilot can not leave the seat when they are at the controls, so if you are single pilot, you are stuck there. There is always the Gatorade bottle or little bags called porta-johns that can be used. I have not had to worry about this yet, I make sure not to drink very much the night before and nothing in the morning. Usually 4 hours is not a big deal. If I have another pilot with me it doesn’t really matter.

Yep that’s me!

Thanks so much for watching! I am working on more videos!

Hey Rob! Thank you! Congrats on the job offer! I believe you should be just fine being you already have 85 hours and you’ve already gone through training at Flight Safety. The 200 and the 350 are very similar, so you shouldn’t have much of an adjustment. I was actually an instructor at Flight Safety Wichita in the 350 program several years ago, so I’ve seen many people make that transition. Just remember going to single pilot from the Crew environment is a hard transition. But you already know the ins and outs of the airplane. It’s the decision making process and the flow and checklist usage that gets most people. It’s going to be new, so follow the profiles and callouts exactly in your Pilot Training Guide. Study those just as much as the Required Knowledge Areas, if not more, and you’ll be fine!

@@tallyho4483 Thanks so much for the fast reply and thanks for the vote of confidence! Flight Safety did make me a better pilot, for sure. I was second guessing myself but I picture myself, someday, as cool and confident as you are in that cockpit. Tailwinds Rob

Believe it or not it’s not that bad compared to the older models. All the noise is from the props, but the new designs have made huge changes in the noise in the cabin.

Still chewing it! LOL

Yes it does. The avionics in the 250 is the Rockwell/Collins Fusion

Elmoy it was just over 4 hours.

I’ve been to Yokohama once on a delivery flight. I used to instruct at a Japanese flight school years ago in Oregon.

As long as it’s in the green it’s all good! LOL Plus I was at a high cruise altitude so you have to run on the hotter side to maintain a good TAS.

Just a private customer, that’s all I can say. I have no experience with the PC-12. I believe the 250 has a little better performance with the new engine and prop combination, but I’m not sure. Me personally, I’d rather have 2 engines than 1.

@@tallyho4483 Yeah, two engines is my thing too! I'm still 1-2 years away, but it's always nice to get feedback.

It will be here before you know it! Just keep doing your research and ask all the questions you can. I’m always available if you have any more questions.

@@tallyho4483 Awesome! Thanks! Do you know anything about the differences between the King Air 250 and the 250 EP?

Of Course! I do not have any experience in the 250EP. Just because it requires a very obscure type rating. I do have experience in military variations of the 200 with 350 engines and 300’s. They are the same thing but still fell under the BE-300 type.

Thank you, mostly edited out to keep the video shorter.

@@tallyho4483 That makes sense but I didn’t see you write down your clearance. It was “cleared as filed” and much of it, including altitudes, departure frequency are expected, at the least you don’t know your squawk code in advance. And what if you didn’t get “cleared as filed”?

Dude I have mastered the art of talking and chewing gum at the same time. You guys are obsessed with my gum!! Lol

Nothing better than single pilot flying!

I went to training many years ago.

Still chewing it! Lol Thank you!

6’3

Sorry, still was working on audio when I filmed this.

vecchiotom1 I was mostly above it. I believe I had to deviate a few degrees to go around a cell that I could not get on top of.

Ok great video.... I fly a King Air 90. Keep up the good work!

vecchiotom1 thank you! That’s awesome, sometimes I miss flying the 90. It is a fun airplane.

Usually just airline.

Lol, must be the energy drink!

Go for it!!

Several million!

I like to get my money’s worth out of things!

Yes but you would need a multi engine rating and you would be limited to 18000ft in VFR conditions. This only really applies if you own the plane outright. If you want someone to insure you you’ll also need an IFR rating and maybe a type rating as well.

Yo! Pickle juice?

Huh?

The answer will probably shock you!

Congratulations?