The King Air and AeroCommander are better airplanes than the
cheaply constructed Cessna and Piper. Raytheon is still in
business and the early King Airs is still supported by the
factory. I would limit the airplanes to the C or E 90,
since the really early airplanes have weaker pressurization
and some even use combustion heaters.
The F90 is a very nice airplane but will likely cost a
little more. The -2 airplanes with the improved engine
cowling are faster and have better anti-ice features.

Hey, if I win the lottery, maybe I can find some 15,000
pound floats and have a King Air bush plane.



--
James H. Macklin
ATP,CFI,A&P

"Matt Barrow" wrote in message
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| "Jim Macklin" wrote
in message
| news:21%kg.49057$ZW3.32027@dukeread04...
| For all practical purposes, they are the same. For a
| personal airplane I'd want a Helio Courier on amphib
floats.
| To operate a even an old 200, you need about a million
| dollars a year and you can't land on water.
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| Well, actually you can -- once.
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| If I had that kind of money, the Beechjet 400 is a
delight
| to fly.
|
| I've been thinking of upgrading to a pair of turbines
since the market for
| used turboprops is really good now.
|
| You can do some good deals on used used King Air 90's and
others.
|
| Suggestions? (No, I don't want the training load of an
MU-2).
|
| Possibilities:
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| Conquest
| Cheyenne
| Twin Commander
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| Others?
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