This week we got to meet up with our Beechcraft expert Kelly Harper over in Scottsdale, AZ to fly the big King Air 350. This particular King Air 350 was recently completely remodeled and got an all new Garmin G1000nxi avionics suite, new paint and a new interior. The King Air 350 is the largest King Air on the market.

Here is a write up by Kelly Harper with more information on the performance figures and on the missions he usually flies in this plane:

Our typical mission is 350 miles average filed altitude is between FL240 to FL280. Typical KTAS is 295 first hour, heavy. After KTAS is 298 to 300. Fuel flow about 98 gals an hour. FL290 and higher gets you down to about 540lbs total an hour. Our aircraft empty weight is 9,480lbs gross weight is 15,000. The advantage of the 350 is obviously the increase useful load. The 200/250/260 is 12,500 so no type rating required. Typical useful load planning on a 200 is top the outboards and 6 pax gives you 4hrs range.

The 350 does have to use a TOLF chart for balanced field length were the 200/25/260 doesn’t.

We typically have a family with two adults and 4 children but we will load it up with all seats but our fuel load capability gives us the ability to do this with no problem.

Longer trips we will flight plan FL290 to FL330.

Vr is 102 to 109
Vref 102-100

#KingAir #KingAir350

0:00 Intro
0:37 Engine Start
2:31 Take Off
3:44 Kelly Harper
5:02 King Air Models
6:08 King Air 350
9:10 Remodel of this airplane
11:35 ProLine vs G1000
13:33 Approaching Flagstaff
14:48 Landing
15:21 Final Thoughts
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