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Post subject: Duke, 200 pilot. new to forum  Posted: 28 Nov 2012, 21:45 |
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Joined: 11/28/12
Posts: 48
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Location: North Dakota
Aircraft: King Air 200, 90
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New to the forum, fly a early Duke once in awhile, fly a 1976 200 BB-189 as my primary for a 135. Also fly two of those wretched piper Navajos.
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Chris Susie,
Part 135 Co-Captain, King Air 200, C90
Also fly Duke, A36, Debonair, '47-48 V-tails
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Post subject: Re: Duke, 200 pilot. new to forum Posted: 01 Dec 2012, 07:50 |
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Joined: 07/10/08
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Location: Leander, Texas
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Username Protected wrote: New to the forum, fly a early Duke once in awhile, fly a 1976 200 BB-189 as my primary for a 135. Also fly two of those wretched piper Navajos. Welcome, but hey, I used to fly a Navajo and really liked it  Of course I am a Cessna owner dreaming about owning a Baron :>
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Post subject: Re: Duke, 200 pilot. new to forum Posted: 02 Dec 2012, 12:38 |
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Joined: 11/28/12
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Location: North Dakota
Aircraft: King Air 200, 90
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Based in ND...... the new oil state!
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Chris Susie,
Part 135 Co-Captain, King Air 200, C90
Also fly Duke, A36, Debonair, '47-48 V-tails
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Post subject: Re: Duke, 200 pilot. new to forum Posted: 02 Dec 2012, 12:46 |
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Joined: 11/28/12
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Location: North Dakota
Aircraft: King Air 200, 90
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The Navajo is a great airplane when it works right. Ive had 4 and a half engine failures in them and 1 governor failure in the past 4 years. Always brought me back to the airport though. Ours are just past thier prime. We only muster a 48% dispatch availability rate per airframe with our 2 Navajos on average. The King Air we got last winter makes everything look like a toy though. Without real power of a turbine, I didnt know how scared I shoud be before I flew King Air's. We are trying to phase out all of our piston airplanes from our 135 fleet. Will replace the "Jo-Jo's" with "Son of Beech", a 90. 90 coming in January.
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Chris Susie,
Part 135 Co-Captain, King Air 200, C90
Also fly Duke, A36, Debonair, '47-48 V-tails
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Post subject: Re: Duke, 200 pilot. new to forum Posted: 02 Dec 2012, 18:04 |
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Joined: 11/28/12
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Location: North Dakota
Aircraft: King Air 200, 90
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Here's the Duke I fly once in a great while, its an early one, believe like a 69. I like how it flies! I think the Duke and its characteristics are highly misunderstood by the general pilot public and the Duke is maligned by alot of people who have never flown one. It reminds me alot and acts to me like a "micro King Air"
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Chris Susie,
Part 135 Co-Captain, King Air 200, C90
Also fly Duke, A36, Debonair, '47-48 V-tails
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Post subject: Re: Duke, 200 pilot. new to forum Posted: 02 Dec 2012, 18:12 |
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Joined: 11/28/12
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Location: North Dakota
Aircraft: King Air 200, 90
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Here's the 200 I fly, HANDS DOWN the best thing of 60 makes and models Ive ever flown. Id be happy if I flew nothing else the rest of my career. FREAKIN AWESOME airplane!
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Chris Susie,
Part 135 Co-Captain, King Air 200, C90
Also fly Duke, A36, Debonair, '47-48 V-tails
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Post subject: Re: Duke, 200 pilot. new to forum Posted: 02 Dec 2012, 22:02 |
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Joined: 07/02/08
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Company: HPA
Location: Twin Cities, MN (KANE), St Simons Island, GA (KBQK)
Aircraft: BE58, C182
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Username Protected wrote: Based in ND...... the new oil state! Excellent - not too far to visit the Twin Cities. Several BTers here who'd love to see those gorgeous birds. 
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Jack Shelton
1964 C-182G PPONK
1973 BE-58
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