Flown both. The B200s I flew were from the 70s and 80s so the PC12 looked far more advanced. Would like to fly the glass cockpit B200 but those days are behind me.

I don’t know why but this video is very relaxing. anytime I have any kind of panic attack this video works to settle down

Hard to beat two engines, both A/C are great. King Air gets my vote.

Love the Beechcraft King Air 200!!!!

Stunning man! What a brilliant close up view :)

Pilatus......less is more …..great plane!

Awesome. Liked. Love General Aviation.Congrats on 15K subs.

Spending my money? Pilatus. Someone else’s money? King Air.

The cost of ownership is often the deciding factor. When it is, the PC12 wins hands down.

Another relaxing video to watch, Loved flying in the Pilatus and I haven't flown in a King Air yet so I can't comment as far as flying in them but what I know for sure is great footage and am saddened to here about the losses of life. Like always pros and cons and people can argue all day long. Again thanks for the great footage and nice battle list. Have a Great week :)

I own the PC 12. I love this plane and design. It is extremely well built. I have upgraded avaionics, interior seats and had the engine upgraded and modified. Price, service and reliability all play in on this plane. The PC-12 is a better plane hands down.

Some absolutely outstanding clips of both these general av aircraft! As always, the backdrops were so pleasing to have paired with the action! Personally I prefer the Beechcraft! Liked!

I vote: Pilatus!

I am drooling. Love the blue paint job.

Those are some awesome shots man!! Some of those PC12s are incredible looking!! Great work

Just love the King Airs sound !

PC-12 hands down

Fantastic video!

PC12 always

"Is the PC-12 your favorite or is the King Air 200 your favorite?" Yes

Love the PC-12!

Apples and Oranges! They both met their design criteria with flying colors Beautiful pieces of Machinery!

In the video you can see how much better the King Air climb out performance is vs the PC-12...very impressive...but my God the amount of money needed to buy and maintain a King Air is massive: prop overhauls: $15K each, hot section inspections: $50K each, engine overhauls: $350K each...yikes!!

I have around 400 hours on the kingair and about 50 on the pc12 The 12 was more advanced in technology but i still loved to fly the Kingair as a pure pilots aircraft

Worked on the Beech King Air 78 to 80.Loved them then,Love them now.

I have time in both. I like the PC12 because, yes it is a single engine aircraft and simpler to operate than the Beech.

It is worth pointing out that since the Pilatus and TBM, (the first widely used turbo-prop singles to go into production) entered service in 1985 there have been 350 fatalities in the USA involving turbo-prop twins, such as the King Air, due to the failure of one engine. In the same timespan there have been precisely ZERO fatalities for single engine turbo-props due to engine failure. Nil, Zip, Nada, express it how you like! The issue is not so much the reliability of the engine, and the PT6 is phenomenally reliable, as the ability to control the beast with one side saying Go and the other saying Whoa! Most failures occur, as has been rightly stated, on take-off where the engine is at greatest stress, in the majority of PC12 failures the aircraft gets high enough to turn back, you can't do that in a King Air. You need to do the right things NOW to get away with it in a King Air. Don't get me wrong, the King Air is a great machine, but if I was spending either my own or corporate money, on balance the PC12 makes more sense in every way but one, and mid flight failures are sufficiently rare that they are hardly a factor.

PC 12 major advantage WC :)

I don't know why but i would prefer the PC12!!! Great compilation mate!!!

The only way we can know the winner is going to have to be by head to head air combat. Lets get it on!

I have extensive experience flying both. From 1978-1884 I was the Director of Training for FlightSafety’s King Air Division and taught the 200. I also flew it as a corporate pilot 1985-86. I am currently flying the PC-12NG professionally after 29 years with the airlines. I would choose the Pilatus hands down over the King Air 200. With the PT6 engine being ultra reliable, you no longer need 2 of them to be safe. My Pilatus is essentially a single engine King Air 200. Same cruise speed, big cabin, cruise at the same flight levels, but my PC-12NG has a huge cargo door that the King Air does not have. Also, I’m burning 500 lbs per hour which is less than both engines on the King Air plus I only have to maintain one turbine engine, not two.

Wow, brilliant video mate!! Huge Like :)

Fantastic Video...fantastic Sound

2:25 17:54 B-U-T-T-E-R

King Air for me, it's just a beautiful aircraft.

While the PC-12 wins on speed & reliability, the King Air 200 looks amazing & is a more versatile aircraft. They are both AMAZING aircraft to fly.

There was only one winner from this and it has to be the PC-12. Such a beautiful tiny business turboprop! Excellent video mate and congrats on hitting 15K subscribers, you so deserve it with all the fascinating and incredible videos you do! Liked for sure

The super wing size in PC12 make it look like little tiny Dreamliner. Very beautiful bird,

The pc12 is the way to go imo

Thanks for doing the very important comparison! I have flown both extensively and am currently flying the PC-12NG professionally. My vote goes to the Pilatus, no question.

Pilatus, Goldfinger's plane of choice. Beechcraft, a thing of twin engine beauty.

The Pilatus is my fave, impressive performance and superior fuel economy.

Both highly capable aircraft. I operate b200c aeromed, havent yet flown a pc12.

I'd go for the PC-12

Pilatus all the way, king air is awesome.

I Love The 4 Bladed Pilatus PC 12

I Love The 5 Blade Pilatus PC12

Both have their advantages/disadvantages. Dual engine power/safety of the King Air is obvious, as is the simplicity and reduced operating costs of single engine PC12. Here in Western Australia the local Royal Flying Dr. service mainly now use the PC12 - although they still have a few King Airs around the country they've gone to PC12 for the above reasons. But I do know a couple of RFDS pilots here in WA who have had the odd near miss when engine failure has been a problem in the outback. Luckily its never resulted in a mishap, but I think I'd prefer the redundancy of two engines. Even though there's plenty of open country here its not something I'd wanna rely upon in an emergency.

Both are excellent aircrafts but I like the PC-12 a lil bit more.

Today the PC-12 is the way to go. It's the same reason airlines are ditching 4 engine aircraft for two engine ones. The PC-12 has proved itself time and time again.

If I were spending my $$$, it’d be the PC-12, if it was corporate $$$, it’d be an Embraer 300E

Great video

Unfair comparison. I will always choose two engines over one!

Nothing better than the sound of twin engines

PC12 hands down

cool my two favorite turbo prop plane in one vid haha i like both of these aircraft.. but there is just something pure beauty with PC-12 which made it my top favorite between them.

I recognize that airport. Nelson, BC, Canada.

The PC-12 is a great aircraft. It's built around some of the same, reliable underpinnings as is the King Air (both rely on different versions of the P&W PT6A family of turbine engines). And with a single-engine, it has a lower cost of operation relative to the heavier King Air’s (250’s and 350’s), which I think is its true appeal for private owners. But as reliable as it is, the PC-12 only has one engine. When a PC-12 has an engine failure, the pilot has few, if any options, especially at takeoff. When a King Air has an engine failure, the pilot has options. There is a reason why the heaviest King Air (350) falls under FAR 23 regulations (balanced field and one-engine inoperative take-off’s) whereas the PC-12 does not. And there is a reason why the King Air’s are allowed to conduct commercial flights over oceans whereas the PC-12 is restricted on how far away from land it can go (it has to be within gliding distance for commercial flights). And for the self-appointed experts who will compare the total numbers of accidents of both aircraft and claim that single engine aircraft are “more safe,” some context is required: 1) 7,000 King Air have been built since the 1960’s with over 40 million flight hours logged. There have been only ~1,500 PC-12’s built since 1991. There are more King Air in service and they have been in service longer relative to the PC-12. Total number of accidents mean nothing; the accident rate per hours flown and aircraft produced are more relevant figures. 2) Not all twin-engine turboprop’s are the same. The King Air’s specifically have a well-proven safety record, especially considering the wide-spectrum of roles they fulfill and the demanding environments they operate in for NGO’s, private companies and national agencies and militaries. Some twin-engine aircraft have had more safety issues than others. The King Air is still considered a go-to brand of aircraft for workhorse duties.

I never knew there were so many pilatus pc-12 aircraft flying into Nelson. Would you have any recommendations if I wanted to charter one to fly there from Calgary?

Gonna be the King Air for me.

PC-12!!!

That PC-12 is nice, but that King Air is my favorite

Awesome stuff! PC-12 for me :)

TBM 940 would be my choice. Then PC12 then King Air but I would be happy with any of them or even a 182 for now :D

I love them both .. Single engine and 2 engine..

PC12 is an amazing machine.

Pilatus the Best air plane

Wow you’re sure we can climb outta here........KING AIR......Hold my beer 😂😂😁

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I love my C130's... have a fleet of them and cost is no object - the government manages, fuels, and repairs them for me!!

Bring back the Piper Cheyenne!

Depends on your mission profile and your geographical location, over open water or mountains IMC, King Air all the way, over someplace with lots flat land and cities, the PC12 would be fine. If you're curious sometime, just read thru all the 350+ Cessna Caravan accidents since 1984 on the Aviation Safety Network, I have and you'll find no fewer than 61 engine failures, which isn't exactly a negligible percentage. Just remember this aviation fans, all aircraft power plants are designed, built and maintained by men, it's impossible for any of them to be 100 percent reliable.

Long live the King!

You can't go wrong, with PC 12.swiss, make their planes, like their watches, with precision. It would be only fitting to make an add, having Breitling watch, and Pilatus together. Now that's a thought!

2 questions I'd like to have answered, please. Which airport is this? I've seen a lot of Pilatus/King Air videos from here, and it's beautiful, except for the snow. Am I correct that the King Air is not rated for single pilot operation?

What's gotten clearer in the last two decades is that, in this class, the svelte Swiss knife cargo king reigns supreme.

Nice

King Is King! Love Nelson and the Heli-sking is to die for!

18:00 one hell of a landed

That's a tough one, I like both of these aircraft. I've never had the opportunity to fly in the PC-12; however, I have flown in several 200's. While the 200 appears to have a shorter field TO distance, I can't help but like the lines on the PC-12.

I'd like both of them please ( in blue ) thanks

What airport is predominantly shown in the video? I see no reference to it anywhere. Seems like quite a short field.

How much is the p factor on take off power for the pc12?

PC 12 Beautiful

Pc12 to me please!

I love em Both

There’s only one thing better then a PT6 two PT6’s.

I like both aircraft but the king air gets my vote

Awesome video. Which airport ?

No contest, safety wise the Beech is a clear winner. I've got thousands of hrs on the Beech & when that job finished the Co said I could get a job flying the PC..........I left & lived to tell the story!

Definitely the king air

King Air 200

Beechcraft King Air 200 for me

King Air.

They are both awesome aircraft...They use the same engine? Nice vid!

Who wants a Beechcraft if he can have a Pilatus?

I'd like to point out that there have been a few PC-12 Fatalities, 75 0n record. My choice is going to be the Beechcraft King Air and I like all the King Air Varients from the C90 to the 350i. I am a virtual pilot and own the C90 GTx, 350i and the PC-12. Do you know which one collects dust in my virtual hangar, thats right the PC-12. My two king Air's get the most hours out of all aircraft combined in two different simulators. Enjoyed the video, thanks for sharing it with us, maybe next time make it an equal fight twin against twin engines or single.

Personally to King Air, it's been a 30-year love affair. If I had put my money on the table, the Pilatus. It's the difference between looking and owning. Once you have skin in the game all that romance falls off the Wayside unless of course you got the resources.

The 200 is my hands down choice. With the rudder bias system and autofeather single engine ops are almost a non event. Unless you are asleep. Also with 12,500 GTW you can land at the same wt. It is simply a workhorse. I guess that is why it has been the most popular turbine twin ever produced for 40 years and running.

what would be the cost benefit of each for routes up to 1500 km