Do I require a type rating to fly a Beeck King Air 200?

Question

Do I require a type rating to fly a Beeck King Air 200?

Answer 1

You might as well.



Most insurers will want you to have a visit to FlightSafety or comparable company within the previous 12 months. They charge many thousands of dollars for the process, and though no type rating is issued, it will cost you almost as much.

There are some permutations to the above but that's the basics and it applies to most turbine aircraft

Answer 2

The above poster is correct. However i must add that the Mitsubishi MU-2 series which is comparable in size and speed (its actually faster 20-70 knots) to a KA200 requires annual training much like a type rating due to the funny intricacies the MU-2 has.

Answer 3

Its gross weight is not UNDER 12,500 lbs, it IS 12,500

as such, as it is not  more than 12,500 pounds, maximum certificated takeoff weight. no type rating is needed.

Answer 4

Nope based on the afore mentioned limitation of 12,500.... and  WHY 12,500 you ask??? Because that was the empty weight of a DC-3 and way back in the old days the powers in charge decided that airplanes had finally become large enough, and complex enough.. that one license didn't fit all.

That being said...  good luck getting insured... or someone letting you fly their plane uninsured. Of course if you want to buy your own and can do so without needing insurance you could just hop in it and go. For the rest of us, you are going to need to convince your insurance carrier that who ever is flying the thing is capable and experienced.

I hope you get to fly it...  it's a nifty little airplane. I was in the Class D sim (daytime visual display) in TOL for the Ka-200 and it was fun.

Answer 5

No, it is under 12,500 gross weight.  The KA300 and KA350 do require one.