Flying a King Air C90B from California to Florida! - Merced to Fort Lauderdale
Ferrying a King Air C90B from KMCE Merced CA to KFLL Fort Lauderdale International. This King Air was flown 9.5 hours from Hawaii with an extra fuel bladder before we went to get it in Merced. Originally we filed to fly to ELCAP so we could see Yosemite National Park and avoid the restricted areas but were cleared through them luckily.
We ended up staying overnight in Gainesville FL because FLL was shutdown due to thunderstorms and flooding. I chose not to include our fuel stop in KRPH or the diversion to KGNV to keep the video shorter. Total flight time was 10.8 hours
P.S. If you hear me say the tail number wrong once or twice, I know I was struggling to say it right that day lol.
Thanks for watching!
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High probability that I built the vertical stabilizer for this aircraft. I built hundreds of stabilizers at Beech in Liberal Kansas. Two guys, eight hours per unit.
@RunwayHeading
Жыл бұрын
That’s awesome! Thank you for sharing
Well, I haven't watched entire vid, but what a BEAUTFUL C90. Respect!!!
Great video, enjoyed it much ! Keep em coming !
@RunwayHeading
Жыл бұрын
Thank you!
That is what I thought initially
Nice old bird.
I used to fly that plane in Hawaii for AMR Air
Is your service ceiling on that 90 FL 310
@RunwayHeading
Жыл бұрын
It’s 30,000 I believe
Did you stop to refuel or was it a straight flight?
@RunwayHeading
Жыл бұрын
Refuel at KRPH
What is the distance between the two airports?
@RunwayHeading
Жыл бұрын
2,155 NM
@keithheydenrych
Жыл бұрын
@@RunwayHeading I flew the C90 in my youth. I was diagnosed with T1 diabetes in 1988 and that ended my flying career. I am glad that I found your page as I get to fly with you for a while. Many thanks from South Africa.
What is that black device on the glare shield?
@RunwayHeading
Жыл бұрын
Some kind of tracker from when it was used for air ambulance I think. I never touched it
@Caio.Queiroz
Жыл бұрын
@@RunwayHeading I work for a Air Ambulance company in Brazil. Recently we've bought a King Air B200 with this device and no one knows what is it 🤣
@jeffreyhanson8077
8 ай бұрын
Looks like an AOA box. Angle of attack indicator
@notxdxwx
3 ай бұрын
Looks like a Spidertracks aircraft tracking device. Used to have one in a 206.
Total flt time from merced lauderdale? 10.8 hrs??? Are you kidding? Thats like 180-190 kts. Slow KA.
@RunwayHeading
Жыл бұрын
We weren’t that slow. 2200 miles + 2 stops + some holding when FLL was closed before we diverted. Also, I’m building hours so not running max cruise power at all.
@dtsh4451
Жыл бұрын
Ten hours is pretty good, If flies commercial airliner, he probably has to commute to Sacramento or Fresno. The time spent on connecting flights and to/from airports on both ends adds up quickly to the total travel time😂
Been to the Lauderdale airport many, many times…
At around 0:35,that seems like a high RPM to go to,having just started the engine.
@RunwayHeading
Жыл бұрын
Going to high idle for cross generator starting the left engine. No issues going right to high idle on the PT6