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If you need max fuel, get the ST190 and max out the
lockers with 95 gallons per side.
HALO mods
If useful load is what you need, the HALO mods are
a great choice.
The HALO 250 mod raises the MTOW of the King
Air 200 / 250 to 13,420 pounds, while landing weight
remains 12,500 pounds.
The HALO 275 increases the MTOW to 14,000 pounds
(High Flotation Gear required).
The HALO 350 mod brings the MTOW of the King
Air 350 to 15,950 pounds.
Tip – Some HALO mods require a special type rating.
Garmin
When it comes to upgraded avionics in King Airs, the
gold standard is the Garmin G1000 panel that increases
useful load, modernizes the avionics and autopilot,
increases weather capabilities, lowers operating cost
and flight discrepancies and increases the value of the
aircraft far beyond the 50 percent normally seen with
avionics installations.
The resale value depends on the model, but with a
King Air 300 / 350 that has the G100NXi installed, we
are seeing an increase in resale values that is north of 80
percent of the cost of doing the install! This is primarily
because there are very few glass upgrades available for
the 300 / 350, so most aircraft are either stock or have
been upgraded to the G1000.
The G600 and G600TXi certainly deserve mention
here, but remember they are only options in the 90 and
200 series King Airs. The resale value of the G600 /
G600TXi as well as the G1000 in 90s and 200s are more
difficult to determine, mainly because there are so many
options and configurations.
Tip – Consider downtime as well as total cost – the
premier G1000NXi installers like Elliott and Stevens can
install a G1000 in less than four weeks. A G600 / 750 panel
can easily take two to three times as long and retains the
original autopilot.
The Garmin GTN 750 / 650 is standard equipment
in every King Air. If you haven’t been told that yet, wait
until you sell your airplane and you will. We spoke with
the top King Air resellers and they all said the same
thing, for a King Air to sell, it has to have at least a
750 / 650 in it and needs to be ADS-B Out compliant.
A King Air 300/350 with a G1000NXi installed has an
added resale value over 80 percent of the cost of doing
the install.
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