The King Air checkout flight begins at the terminal at the Jeffco airport. There's a layer of clouds that will require an instrument approach to get back, but it's clear on top for practicing maneuvers.
By now, you know the routine to get used to a new airplane. You'll do these maneuvers below the Va (maneuvering speed) of 184 knots, clearing the area before each maneuver to make sure no airplanes are nearby. You want to get a feel for how much control each activity takes and what the view looks like out the windows as you adjust your attitude
- Steep turns (at least 50° of bank)
- Slow flight (110 knots is quite slow in this plane)
- Stalls (power on and power off )
- Single-engine maneuvers (the yaw damper really helps here)
- Emergency descent
For practice, try a missed approach the first time, get vectors back around, and shut down one engine so you can practice a single engine IFR approach. Aft er that, change the weather at Jeffco to be higher ceilings so you can just practice takeoff s and landings in the traffic pattern.