When I started flying King Airs professionally, I quickly learned that the aircraft demands respect – not just from the pilot behind the yoke but from everyone involved in keeping it in the air. The same principle applies to insuring one. A Beechcraft King Air is not a Cessna 172. It is a pressurized, turbine-powered…
Photos courtesy Saskatchewan Air Ambulance Earlier this year, Saskatchewan Air Ambulance celebrated 80 years of delivering emergency medical air transport and care to people across the large, landlocked province in western and central Canada. It is the oldest formally organized, non-military air medical transport program in North America, and likely the second oldest continuously operating…
Purchasing a King Air can be an exciting step for a business owner. Flying an airplane for business purposes can save time and improve access to customers and projects while creating significant tax planning opportunities. However, the tax benefits of aircraft ownership are not automatic. Many King Air buyers have their eyes set on bonus…
Photos by Clint Goff The idea of being king for a day is entertaining in just about any facet of life. You know the concept, right? You say you want to be king for a day and then list the changes you’d make if you had complete control. I live in Texas and we Texans…
Photos courtesy Textron Aviation The Armed Forces of Malta has operated Beechcraft King Air maritime patrol aircraft for more than a decade and recently accepted delivery of a factory-new, extended-range Beechcraft King Air 360ER as the force continues standardizing the fixed-wing aircraft of its air component. The Air Wing fleet already includes three King Air…
It’s been a decade and a half since our own Dean Benedict wrote an excellent “Windshields 101” column on King Air windshields. With the current inability to obtain a replacement in anything near a timely fashion, I think it’s time to revisit what we know and what we don’t. Since the waiting list for replacement…
What is arguably the most abused, mismanaged, forgotten, diminished yet important part of your King Air? It’s not the potty knife, not the copilot control yoke and not the baggage compartment floor. All of those are important – and almost certainly shoved aside in importance – but they do not win such inglorious distinction as…
PWI Expands King Air 90 LED Cabin Lighting to All Aircraft Serial Numbers PWI Inc. has expanded its King Air 90 LED cabin lighting system supplemental type certificate approval to include later serial number King Air 90 aircraft – LJ-1299 and after – so it now encompasses all King Air models and serial numbers under…
Louisiana Governor Signs ADS-B Billing Ban; AOPA Continues Effort Toward National Ban In late June, Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry signed HB 730 into law, joining the growing number of states moving to stop the use of ADS-B, a safety technology, to collect fees from pilots. In a news release, the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association…
Photos courtesy Textron Aviation Five Beechcraft King Air turboprops participated in the ninth Special Olympics Airlift to support the Special Olympics USA Games in Minnesota, where children and adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities compete in Olympic-type sports on a national level. Led by Cessna and Beechcraft and organized by Textron Aviation, approximately 130 Beechcraft,…