King Air 200 Questions

[dhc8fo]

So you could realistically put a 300 hr. ME/COMM pilot in the right seat and he will not raise any eyebrows when he logs that PIC time for which he was sole manipulator of the controls???

hahahaha....the airlines do it all the time now (well, they are logging SIC, but you get the idea) :laugh:

 

[Kingairrick]

Your next call needs to be to your insurance agent. Run the different scenarios by hin and measure the responses. Your insurance will be much less operating with a full-time pilot as PIC. Also, my last King Air gig, I was able to get a $19K discount by operating with an SIC. SIC's are $200-$250 per day in my area, so it paid for itself, and the safety factor is immesurable.

 

[AV8R4]

kingairrick

Thank you sir. That is good to know.

 

[Snakum]

Also, my last King Air gig, I was able to get a $19K discount by operating with an SIC

IIRC our discount was a bit less than that, but balancing this against an average of $28K per year, including benefits, for a full-time FO, and then adding the cost of Simcom's B200 initial to it every year ... it is quite a bit cheaper to just pay the premium, in the minds of our owners.

That said, however, they are increasingly flying "FO Required" trips, which means the FO gets paid the daily rate, and isn't just along for the training and experience.


Minh