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Old 29th Dec 2005, 15:17
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Say again s l o w l y
 
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A king air is not a machine you can just jump into, straight from "normal" PPL flying.

It is big, heavy, fast and complex. Compared to a 73 it isn't difficult, but compare it to most PPL available a/c it is in a different league.

As has been pointed out before, larger a/c aren't more difficult to fly, but they are totally different to operate safely. With the lax attitude most have to reading the POH in something like a PA28, then I shudder to think of the same attitude being applied to something like B200.

It's not impossible by any means, but it is improbable, certainly in JAR land.

A type rating on a king air in the U.K is around £12K I think.
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