Originally Posted by
David Puddy
Friend will be starting soon on the C99 King Air (single Pilot I assume). Anyone have experience on that airplane? Easy/fun to fly?
How long typically before people transition to another type - a few years?
Can answer that last question for you.
It depends on what you come in with. If you come in at 1,200 TT, you can expect to upgrade in as early as 7-10 months. Internal upgrade from BE99 to BE1900 is at around 1,600 TT.
If you'd rather wait and upgrade to the SA227 instead of the 1900, it'll be just a bit longer as the internal upgrade is about 2,200 TT.
Hope that helps!