Initial King Air Gathering Deemed a Success!

King Air magazine contributor Tom Clements announced the first King Air Gathering (KAG) in the January 2017 issue of this magazine, as well as the King Air Academy sending out informational flyers to King Air owners and operators. The attendee list had been limited to 50 King Air owners/operators, so that the group would be small enough to benefit from all that was being offered. It wasn’t long after the word got out, that those 50 openings were filled!

Questions being asked during one of the panel discussions at the gathering.

The King Air Academy, who spearheaded the event, also got support from many King Air product and service providers as sponsors, exhibitors and speakers. The event was jam-packed with informative presentations and panel discussions where attendees were able to ask questions and even follow-up with speakers during breaks and lunch, as well as visiting the many exhibits. Presentation topics included avionics and ADS-B, inspection strategies, the PT6 engine, maintenance, modifications, troubleshooting and much more.

Attendees of the King Air Gathering, taking in useful information from one of the speakers.

During the afternoon of the second day, King Air magazine maintenance contributor Dean Benedict even put a King Air on jacks and provided pointers on maintenance issues to look for, as well as showing the motion of the landing gear and how the emergency extension of the gear works.

King Air owners/operators of various models came to this first gathering and gave very positive reviews. So much so, that a second KAG is being planned for the fall of this year, September 29-30 at Dayton, Ohio. Many of the suggestions from those who attended the first gathering are being implemented to make the second one even better.

Watch for more information to be released, as it becomes available, in this magazine and by going to kingairsociety.com.

Initial King Air Gathering Deemed a Success!