B200 Tips
Joined: Feb 2000
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From: Montreal
Don't spill your coffee in the vicinity of or directly behind the captain's seat. There's a PCB under there that does a whole bunch of PFM for the aircraft, and it does not like coffee. Otherwise it is a pretty docile machine to fly. Don't expect many greaser landings though--because they only occur as a result of accidents or 4" of snow on the runway. . .If you are operating on gravel, don't use reverse. It will stop easily on 3000' of dirt without it (just use full beta and brakes), and the reverse will only trash the props and blow dust and stuff through the hot section.. .I only flew about 600hrs on them, but had few major problems.
Joined: Aug 1999
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From: South Africa
I would suggest re-posting this on the Africa forum and also doing a search. There was an excellent thread on the B200 not so long ago.. .Great machine to fly, if you have any specific questions feel free to ask.. .regards. .Dutchie
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From: formally Alamo battleground, now the crocodile with palm trees!
The 200/B200 is the best King Air to fly. Avoid the B100 with the TPE331s. Although being more fuel efficient, they are very loud and eat up a lot of runway. Not a plane you want to use for hot & high.
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From: Australia
Do not forget to pressurize after takeoff. Easy to miss those little toggle switches and several people have gone to sleep never to awaken, possibly because they missed this vital step.. .Work out some sort of 10,000ft check just to be sure.
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From: gypsy
Hello Aerocom
This is most problably the best aircraft you will ever fly, it is definetly mine! - fly it like a 737 or a C172, its great for everything.
Just a small important pointer, when you do you prop govenor test, check that the N1(I think they call it that, well basically the compressor speed) does not fluctuate more than a percent or so, if it does it is a very good indication of a pending FCU failure - so be alert.
Also a given, the switches with the white circles around them are connected directly to the battery bus.
Have fun
This is most problably the best aircraft you will ever fly, it is definetly mine! - fly it like a 737 or a C172, its great for everything.
Just a small important pointer, when you do you prop govenor test, check that the N1(I think they call it that, well basically the compressor speed) does not fluctuate more than a percent or so, if it does it is a very good indication of a pending FCU failure - so be alert.
Also a given, the switches with the white circles around them are connected directly to the battery bus.
Have fun
