Specifications
AI Description
- Maintenance: FAR Part 91, on a maintenance program, AvTrak GlobalNet tracking, engines on Trend Monitoring, new battery installed 12/00, professionally flown by FlightSafety-trained pilot, one corporate owner, always hangared.
- Engine Model: PT6A-21, TBO: 3600 hours.
- Additional Equipment: Prop auto feather, nickel guide vanes.
- Avionics:
- ADF: King KR-87
- Altimeter: King KEA-346 encoding
- Autopilot: King KFC-250 IFCS
- Communication Radios: Dual King KY-196
- Compass: King KCS-305 (slaved)
- DME: King KN-63
- Flight Director: King KFC-250 IFCS
- HSI: Collins PN-101 (copilot)
- LRN: Northstar M3-GPS
- Navigation Radios: King KNS-81 & King KN-53
- Radar Altimeter: King KRA-10A
- RMI: King KI-229
- RNAV: King KNS-81
- Transponder: Dual King KT-79
- Weather Radar: Bendix RDS-82
- Interior: Brown leather seats, beige carpeting, done in 1996.
- Exterior: Overall moondust with brown and gold accents.
About this Model
Overview
The King Air C90A is a pressurized, twin‑engine turboprop positioned for operators who value access and flexibility over jet cruise speeds. It is commonly selected for reliable regional travel, mixed passenger/cargo use, and operations into shorter or less‑developed airports, while still providing a professional cabin environment and known handling qualities for single‑pilot or two‑pilot missions depending on configuration and regulatory context.
Mission Fit
In practice, the C90A excels on multi-leg days with quick turns and airports with shorter runways, limited services, or weather patterns where turboprop performance is useful. For longer stage lengths, the lower cruise speed versus jets can dominate total trip time, and payload/fuel tradeoffs become more noticeable.
Cabin
The C90A offers a compact, pressurized cabin typically arranged for executive transport with club seating and an aft refreshment/utility area depending on the interior. Expect a functional cabin suited to small groups rather than a stand-up environment. Noise and vibration are characteristic of turboprops; interior condition, insulation upgrades, and propeller/engine maintenance state can materially influence perceived comfort.