KA 350 Type?

[Bozzworth]

Wondering if anyone knows of a school other than CAE or Flightsafety that does 350 types?

Also heard that if you have 9pax or under there is no required type? Is there any truth to this? I suppose you could only have 9 seats installed??

 

[JAFI]

Also heard that if you have 9pax or under there is no required type? Is there any truth to this? I suppose you could only have 9 seats installed??

I'm not sure where you came up with that. Think of all the Cargo aircraft that have no pax seats but still require a type rating. I would have to look at the Type Data Sheet and the Flight Standization Board report but IMHO you heard wrong.

 

[rogerwilcoout]

Wondering if anyone knows of a school other than CAE or Flightsafety that does 350 types?

Also heard that if you have 9pax or under there is no required type? Is there any truth to this? I suppose you could only have 9 seats installed??

The 350 is over 12,500 lbs........it is required to have a type rating. FS has a good program.

 

[JAFI]

roger, this begs the question: Can or has this been done?

There are King Air 200's over 12.5 that require a type rating, The Twin Otter is certified 14,000 in Canada but only 12.5 in the US - so no type rating here. It would take a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC - but none that I know of) to reduce the Gross Weight to below 12.5. However, just reducing the pax to 9 would not legally drop the requirement of having a type rating in the 350.

http://www.faa.gov/licenses_certificates/aircraft_certification/design_approvals/

If the OP goes on this site down to "Certificate Types" and looks for the King Air 350 in the Type Certificate Data Sheets and Supplemental Type Certificates he/she may find the answer to the question.

 

[mitsdriver]

roger, this begs the question: Can or has this been done?

There are King Air 200's over 12.5 that require a type rating, The Twin Otter is certified 14,000 in Canada but only 12.5 in the US - so no type rating here. It would take a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC - but none that I know of) to reduce the Gross Weight to below 12.5. However, just reducing the pax to 9 would not legally drop the requirement of having a type rating in the 350.

http://www.faa.gov/licenses_certificates/aircraft_certification/design_approvals/

If the OP goes on this site down to "Certificate Types" and looks for the King Air 350 in the Type Certificate Data Sheets and Supplemental Type Certificates he/she may find the answer to the question.

Some aircraft types may or may not require a type rating depending on the sub-model. For example, the early Metros are certified at 12500 lbs and do not require a type rating whereas later Metros are certified at over 12500 lbs and do require a type rating. Ditto for the Embraer 110 series.

I'm not sure about the BE-300 series though. I don't think any of them were ever certified at 12500 lbs or less and I'm not aware of any STC that'll lower its MTOW. One option might be re-certifying it under the experimental category but that'll generate a whole new set of limitations.

 

[easymoney]

hmmmm

 

[easymoney]

New to the USA the Twin Otter has an STC taking it to 14,000 for the US. It requires a type rating.

 

[Bullitt]

Wondering if anyone knows of a school other than CAE or Flightsafety that does 350 types?

Also heard that if you have 9pax or under there is no required type? Is there any truth to this? I suppose you could only have 9 seats installed??

I am currently flying a King Air 350 and it does require a type rating regardless of the number of pax. If you have 9 pax or less you can fly it single pilot with the proper training. Simcom does the 350 type but I believe you have to do a portion of the training in the real airplane because they do not have a full motion 350 sim. Have fun in school, it is a great airplane!

 

[NCherches]

I know they make some mod's for KA200's to go up to 14,000lbs...So you can have a KA200 Type?

http://www.centex.aero/King-Air-200.htm

 

[avbug]

So you can have a KA200 Type?

Pilots flying the military C12 routinely get BE20 types on their FAA certificates.

 

[deadstick]

I'm not sure about the BE-300 series though. I don't think any of them were ever certified at 12500 lbs or less and I'm not aware of any STC that'll lower its MTOW. One option might be re-certifying it under the experimental category but that'll generate a whole new set of limitations.

300LW limited to 12,500 because, I believe in Europe, there is a higher fee schedule for those >12,500. I believe the 300LW, when operated below 12,500, does not need a type because it is not a 300, but a 300LW. Seems like the Otter scenario, except this is a separate designation.

I know they make some mod's for KA200's to go up to 14,000lbs...So you can have a KA200 Type?

http://www.centex.aero/King-Air-200.htm

The STC isn't available yet as far as I know. I've been asking about training for awhile, but I haven't found answers. It SHOULD be all inclusive like the CE500, so that means it won't.

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[jimpilot]

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