King Air C90 - The BEST Airplane for Families

In this video we met with Michael, who owns and flies a 1977 Beechcraft King Air C90 with plenty of upgrades. The airplane is capable of operating on runways under 3,000 feet while still featuring more than 4,000 pounds of useful load. With the reliability of a second engine and seeing cruise speeds upwards of 260 knots, the King Air is a perfect choice for comfortable and safe travel. King Air models are still being designed and built by Textron today, making it the longest production run of its class.

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[g-sailing]

Although the king air is a good option, I have decided to go with the 1997 Toyota Camry with 300, 000 miles….

[BlakeRatliff-hb]

Glad this came up in my Youtube feed. I was having a hard time deciding between buying a King Air C90 and making rent this month with enough left over to buy some jelly for my PB&Js.

[Sturzi]

Yeah, my family was a bit frustrated when I bought the C90. All the neighbous travelled in larger vessels, Challengers, Falcon 50's, Lears, you name them. They were ashamed to board that Microlight (<--my wife's words) and the kids were bullied in school about our C90 (eeek, a plane with two windmills on it) that couldn't even fly overseas on one tank. So I disposed it, bought a G650, and we're all satisfied now. Even Lassie, our Labrador, likes it - he's got a little doghouse under the jump seat. Wouldn't recommend the C90 just to save money, especially as the average US family can afford a real aircraft without forego the holiday home in the Swiss alps. Only drawback is, the runway of my golf course is a bit short for the G650, so I take the Bell 407 from the local airport to join my fellow golfers. Oh, I almost forgot: flew to Dubai last week, COP28, the clima change conference. You get a pitch on the executive apron with the climatized terminal, they will put older and less efficient jets to parkings farther from the Bentley Taxis to the city - because CO2 and stuff.

[abdul-sallamali]

It's refreshing to see two people with such great command of the subject matter having a lighthearted conversation. You've certainly gained a new follower!

[brianpowell]

I used to fly in one of these chartered weekly for work in the Bahamas. It’s where my love of aviation started.

[RaymondLeonard-zm]

Excellent Episode. Dakota in her element. The Aircraft discussion is excellent and the ease of interaction between the pilots and the Host is great.

[lindawilkins]

I have zero hours in a C90 but a ton of hours in a Beechcraft King Air 200 mostly in Europe, the Middle East and the US. Nice job Dakota

[dr.strangelove]

Best to check your rudder cables for proper tensioning. The rudder problem sounds like a problem a fellow youtuber was having while his autopilot was engaged. His airplane was rocking back and forth very slowly, only noticeable when speeding up his videos during replay. The problem was being caused by ailerons cables that had been stretched, but rudder cables can do the same. Poorly tensioned cables cause lots of problems with flight surfaces and can be a sign of cable failure which can lead to catastrophic problems. Check your cables for stretching, corrosion, tensioning, chafing, and whatever else your mechanic feels necessary! (it's best to hire an A&P with an IA endorsement to inspect flight controls.)

[ssecor]

Great Episode Dakota 😎❤👍Very fascinating learning about all the different aircraft and their features.

[jeffmorton]

Watching Dakota in this video made me eat my heart out! Flew 0-1 Birddogs in Vietnam. Stateside, flew T-41s, B-55 Barons, and Army T-Bones... All recips. Never got the U-21 King Air transition training, so, yeah, Dakota has me eating my heart out! Enjoyed this video! Michael has a really sweet magic carpet!

[JoeSmith-nuoo]

I used to dream about flying to the vacation home on the lake with a family of my own in one of these when I was a kid.My eyes were glued to the sky whenever I heard those twins purring above somewhere up in the blue sky, I could tell the Beechcraft just by the look and size of it. I got the family and vacation home I just couldn't get the plane well 2 out of 3 ain't bad😆

[joeroscillo]

Wonderful job Dakoda! Sweetheart of an aircraft!!

[Niagra]

Nice job Dakota! You are such an asset to Flying Doodles! I am certain Bobby already knows that. 😎

[leonardgoldberg]

Another great Flying Doodles video. Great job Dakota!

[GPSJayDog]

Thank you Dakota and Michael for sharing this flight with us. Platt electric flew me from Chico, CA CIC to their Portland, OR headquarters and back for a facilities tour in their all glass Super King Air B300 N53PE. I grew up in a Mooney Super and a Mooney Ranger family business planes out of the San Francisco Bay area. Now all I fly is Microsoft Flight 2020. Miss it every day. Thanks again 4 sharing 🙂

[campingalan]

Hi there! A B350 operator out of Telluride and Montrose, Colorado here. What a great video!! Thank you for sharing all of this info!

[shoop]

This was great Dakota. This was the very first aircraft I flew as a kid with friends love this plane. I love Charlie, charlie call sign it's so easy to say.

[brianthompson]

KA pilot here, I don't understand the CO detector on the panel....bleed air will not introduce CO, nor will any operational or failure mode of the electric heater, that's a curious item to have on the panel- the rudder trim shouldn't need any adjustment in normal conditions, I'm curious to understand what is wrong with your plane there, and also could share with you that you may want to verify when you put your rudder trim knob on the center index, that your trim tab is flush- it is possible for the knob to be installed incorrectly, and you may be introducing trim issues inadvertently if so, the other tip I could give is that looking at the static shot of your interior, your rudder pedals do not seem to be lined up, but the exterior shot shows your nosegear centered- this suggests to me that your rudder pedals may not be clicked into the equal adjustment points, this is something you can adjust with your feet, there is a tab on the inside of the rudder pedals that lets you independently adjust their distance from the pilot seat, if these are out of whack, you will have a perceived issue with rudder trim

[cobra]

Loved my time in the C90 and B200 series. The 200 is a flying farm truck that handles like an exotic.

[pickels]

Wow what a georgeous airplane and great commentary by Michael and Dakota.