Originally Posted by MIKE JG

Don't listen to the guy above, sounds like he's never actually flown the thing. Ground fine/beta and reverse are all available on the ground for taxi, saved my @ss a few times in the snow.

Props going into ground fine was a problem at my old airline until the Raytheon engineers were finally called in to teach the mechanics how to properly service that little solenoid. After that there were no further problems. Imagine that.

Overall great airplane, I have ~2000 hours in it. Pressurization system is a bit meager though. IIRC, at FL250 you had a 9,600ft cabin. Not sure if a corporate version is any better.

Most common callout used in the 1900.......

"Guard the horn"...