The Real Cost Of Owning A Beechcraft King Air 360

[@airtylerb]

Here’s a rough breakdown of what the operating cost would be if you bought and flew the king air 360 yourself. Operating costs for pilot owner (USD) Crew: $0 (we fly our own planes) Crew Training: $2,500-$3,500 (single pilot training) Hangar: $27,000-$33,000 Insurance: qualified pilot; $2,180-$3,500 under qualified pilot; $8,870-$21,200 Annual Fixed Costs: $31,680-$57,700 Fuel: $540-$720 per flight hour Maintenance: $210-$250 per flight hour Engine Overhaul: $280-$340 per flight hour Fees: $60-$70 per flight hour (Crew fee not required, estimating half for airport fees) Hourly Costs: $1090-$1380

[@joseantoniofrancocruz340]

Just Amazing and Beautiful Airplane. Luv it.

[@silverhorder1969]

Charter seems more reasonable after your breakdown..

[@jerryuma]

I like this aeroplane

[@shisci1]

Fixed cost is $365,000/yr?. That's $1000/day before operation costs. so how do charter make a y good money as they don't fly it everyday?

[@карась-ь8р]

thats the neat part

[@eduardhansen7772]

365k is just in case you need to pay a crew. If you can fly it on your own and you don't need any staff, it's 200k less. Charter companies often pay pilots for every flight and not regularly.

[@genechronister7085]

Beautiful bird

[@AviationBase]

It really is!

[@Lopezs777]

I assume the costs go significantly down if you’re the one piloting the aircraft yourself, especially for these fixed costs. Excellent breakdown!

[@AviationBase]

Correct, they do. Thank you!

[@johnwhodat8135]

I'll stick to Greyhound bus.

[@AviationBase]

😂

[@americanswan]

While I love this plane, it pisses me off that it doesn't compete with some single engine competitors well.

[@PositiveVibesOnly5774]

Hey, I saw a priest

[@TembaNcube]

God blessed the plane # King Air 360 hence the priest 🙏🏾🙏🤩

[@pesawatindonesia]

keren bang

[@zekeonstormpeak4186]

Sounds like a total money pit.

[@LSC2001]

Welcome to Aviation.

[@tootrue6529]

People worth $100M + can afford money pits. They even look for them...

[@johnbennett4521]

Oh wow, another complete pile of shit from Beechcraft; somehow this aircraft survived the downturn of turboprops by shear numbers being built. This business aviation want to be can hardly get above weather and has a dismal range, oh wait that’s right, range is in line because it’s vibration will have most passengers pissing blood within about two hours. Do yourself a favor and buy the next best pile of shit and get a Cessna XLS. At least the XLS can get above weather and it’s reasonable on reliability and maintenance costs.

[@williampollock1274]

😂😂😂

[@SuperP37]

The beechcraft ceiling is 35k foot ceiling. So weather not a big deal. And its pressurised so not understanding what you are bitching out.