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introduction into the 250 is yet another indication that the King Airs are continuing to evolve and adapt to stay relevant in the world of single-pilot light jets and other competitive forces.
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At this point, most pilot reports would describe the King Air 250’s flight characteristics, performance numbers and amenities. I was more interested in seeing how generations of King Airs have earned their keep. So, for this pilot report, we avoided big metropolitan airports, long, maximum-range legs and flights at the service ceiling. Instead, I wanted to explore a more typical one-hour flight in the 250, to-and-from an airport that represents the majority of U.S. airports, flown at altitudes where King Airs live and co-exist with high performance piston aircraft. So, the day after Oshkosh AirVenture 2011 wrapped up, I was on the ramp at the Baraboo, WI airport (KDLL) to meet the new King Air 250.
I’d chosen a destination, Cumberland, WI (KUBE), that was 150 miles away through special- use airspace, with a single 4,000- foot paved runway, where only an LNAV+V approach was available. The weather wasn’t ideal, with
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