King Air start procedures

King Air B200 startup

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Science & Technology

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• ISU
• B200
• start

[pdw1116]

Is this a simulator? It doesn't seem as loud as our 90 during start

[cdnavi8r]

@pdw1116 I've mentioned before in the comments section that it is in fact a sim.

[aseglkj]

what an ugly plane. I don't like it. I don't like it at all.

[TheCriticalCanadian]

@isuav8r234 Yeah. One of the guys I was flying with in a private 350 accidentally turned the R GEN switch off after start thinking he was in a 200. Quickly realized his mistake when he noticed his voltage was too low to fire the other engine. Had I been an inspector and not his right-hand man, I would've failed him.

[ORMO1993]

do you have the kln90?

[isuav8r234]

@cdnavi8r

Indiana State? If so, your procedure is correct. I've been in that sim. You ever jump in front of the screen when the students are in deep concentration?? Haha.

And to help answer the others about the gen starts etc. Newer model King Airs do have different start procedures and limits...each gen is left on after their respective engine is started...they are starter/generators. The first one recharges the battery for the other start. And we alternate which engine is started first

[fastman5999]

You are all wet! I have a lot of time in these aircraft, since 1978 and nothing you did is right! TW

[cdnavi8r]

@unapro3 I am the instructor, I know the Ops Manual, I know the FTM. I wouldn't be teaching it if I was doing it wrong. I was taught how do start the engines this way, and that's how I will teach it. Different King Air's (ie) newer King Air's have different procedures.

[unapro3]

@cdnavi8r I think you need to ask your instructor (or have a look in the FM) that on a battery start you should have the generator on as you introduce fuel. It is called a cross geny start. If you have trouble keeping your eyes on the gauges and manipulating the switches then you need more practice. Having said that the later model B200 allow you to leave the geny on.

[cdnavi8r]

@unapro3....off until you turn the starter/ignition to off at 50%, then reset both generators and turn them on.

[cdnavi8r]

@unapro3 You can reset the right Gen once fuel is introduced. But keep in mind, it is important to keep your eyes on the engine gauges as a hot start, hung start, or any kind of failure can happen. Plus it is important not to remove your hand from the ignition switches, as if any of the above mentioned starts, you need to change position from Starter/Ignition to starter only to keep cranking the engine, in the event of a fire. You will generally have enough battery power to keep the Generator..

[unapro3]

@cdnavi8r if you were using the battery to start, when you started the left engine, should you not have reset the generator on the right engine as you introduced the fuel into the left?