Bonus Photo of the Day 2 20th May 2026.

F-GNMA, Beech King Air C90A, at Lyon Bron, 7th October 1996.

#Lyon #Bron #LYN #LFLY #Beech #C90 #KingAir #BizProp
#AvGeek #aviation #planespotting #photography

Roseburg Regional KRBG → Portland International KPDX

#XPlane #XPlane12 #FlightSim #Oregon #Roseburg #KRBG #Portland #KPDX #Beechcraft #KingAir #KingAirC90B
Del Norte County KCEC → Rogue Valley International-Medford Airport KMFR

California is now behind me; Medford is the first stop in Oregon. With the King Air, the 70 miles passed in no time at all, there was barely enough time to snap a few photos.

#XPlane #XPlane12 #FlightSim #California #DelNorteCounty #CrescentCity #KCEC #Oregon #Medford #RogueValley #KMFR #Beechcraft #KingAir #KingAirC90B
Del Norte County KCEC → Del Norte County KCEC

This time, I switched to X-Plane 12 as my flight simulator software and completed a few training flights.

The King Air C90B is a twin-engine turboprop and comes with a classic-meets-modern "mullet" cockpit, so I wanted to give it a try.

The default ground imagery in X-Plane differs from Microsoft Flight Simulator in that there’s no aerial imagery projected onto the ground, which is a slight drawback. However, the lighting effects are impressive, which makes up for it to some extent.

#XPlane #XPlane12 #FlightSim #California #DelNorteCounty #CrescentCity #KCEC #Beechcraft #KingAir #KingAirC90B
Shelter Cove 0Q5 → Del Norte County KCEC

Crescent City is the last major settlement before the California-Oregon state border. The forests grow increasingly dense, and the landscape becomes noticeably greener.

#FlightSim #MSFS #MSFS2020 #California #ShelterCove #0Q5 #DelNorteCounty #CrescentCity #KCEC #Beechcraft #KingAir #KingAir350i
Sacramento Executive KSAC → Charles M. Schulz–Sonoma County KSTS

The Beechcraft King Air 350i that ships with Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 is broken. This was my first and last flight with this particular aircraft.

I had to skip several steps in the startup checklist because there are simply no instruments to monitor the engines.

Also missing: the ability to add departure, arrival, and approach procedures to the flight plan.

So, it ended up being mostly a VFR flight, which, fortunately, worked out fine thanks to the excellent weather.

The King Air 350i in MSFS 2020 is the significantly better version.

This leg’s highlights? San Francisco’s skyline, the Bay’s iconic bridges, the rugged beauty of Point Reyes, and a breathtaking sunset.

#FlightSim #MSFS #MSFS2024 #California #Sacramento #KSAC #SonomaCountry #KSTS #Beechcraft #KingAir #KingAir350i

Imperial Beach KNRS → Calexico International KCXL

As promised, a new adventure begins.

Takeoff just before sunrise in Imperial Beach: The colors of the clouds hint at a spectacular dawn. And I wasn’t disappointed.

A little fun with city names: Today's destination Calexico sits just north of the Mexican border, with a city named Mexicali waiting on the other side.

#FlightSim #MSFS #California #ImperialBeach #Calexico #Mexicali #Beechcraft #KingAir

Inside Calstar Super King Air 200 N370CS at #KSJC February 2020. We were fit testing ECMO gear (see next post for explanation but its basically heart and lung bypass) These are the most intense transports we do #calstar #moffett #photography #AvGeek #aviation #KingAir #nurse #SanJose #nursing #medical #ECMO
Reflection. Calstar King Air 200 N370CS as we load for a medical transport to Las Vegas, Moffett Field, May 2020 #calstar #moffett #photography #AvGeek #aviation #KingAir #nurse #LasVegas #reflection