Walter H. Beech’s success as an airframe manufacturer during the 1930s can be traced to three things: the Beechcraft Model 17 series, a hefty bank account and a network of dealers dedicated to selling the airplanes that bore his name. I’m just a country boy. Go get a picture of me when I first came…
Blackhawk Modifications of Waco, Texas has named Executive Flight Training of Beaufort, S.C. as an authorized pilot training center for all twin-engine aircraft models for which Blackhawk provides higher performance, new PT6A engine upgrades, which includes the King Air 90 and King Air 200 models. Executive Flight Training will be able to teach pilots how…
Garmin is pleased to announce expanded pilot training opportunities for 2015 to include additional live classes and eLearning courses. Garmin is offering scheduled classes for the GTN 650/750 touchscreen navigator series and G500/G600 glass flight display systems, in addition to on demand classes for the G1000, G3000, and G5000 Integrated Flight Decks. These live classes…
Service Bulletin 57-4144: Wings – Aileron Hinge Screw Inspection Issued: February 2015 Compliance – Recommended: Beechcraft Corporation recommends that this Service Bulletin be accomplished at the next scheduled inspection or within 12 months, whichever occurs first. Effectivity: Airplanes Model A100-1 (U-21J) King Air; Model 200 King Air; Model 200C King Air; Model 200CT King Air;…
Garmin is pleased to announce expanded pilot training opportunities for 2015 to include additional live classes and eLearning courses. Garmin is offering scheduled classes for the GTN 650/750 touchscreen navigator series and G500/G600 glass flight display systems, in addition to on demand classes for the G1000, G3000, and G5000 Integrated Flight Decks. These live classes…
Some 85 King Airs have flown the Disabled Veterans through Veterans Airlift Command The request from Veterans Airlift Command (VAC) was the kind that Jim Harris loves to say yes to. The organization needed him to fly the first leg of a trip that would take the wife of a wounded warrior from her home in…
Wa’did He Say? Pilot Reuirements – Hearing Of all our sense organs, it could be argued that the ear is the most complex. It consists of three distinct parts, the outer, middle and inner ear. The outer ear, also called the pinna, is the part of the ear we see sticking out from the sides…
Just last month, a customer called me with an AOG situation – his aircraft flaps were stuck in the down position after landing. He flies an E90 with the old style flap switches. There are plenty of 90s and 200s still flying today with these switches, which run on ramps instead of the cam type.…
Aviation Industry – Strong Supporters of Aviation Leading Prominent Committees in Congress As the 114th Congress got underway in January, two veteran aviation policymakers, Rep. Bill Shuster (R-PA) and Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-OR), are the chairman and ranking member, respectively, of the House Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure (T&I). The T&I Committee, which has jurisdiction…
All King Airs currently being produced share a common power quadrant, the part of the cockpit that includes the power, propeller, and condition levers, which also includes the elevator trim wheel, the flap handle, and the friction control knobs. Inside the power quadrant, a pin protrudes from the side of the power levers and rides…