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…
Employing lessons learned during his years at the Travel Air Company, Walter Beech forged a chain of dealers and distributors worldwide to sell Beechcraft airplanes in the midst of the worst economic collapse in America’s history In April 1932 when Walter and Olive Ann Beech co-founded the Beech Aircraft Company, they were taking an enormous risk…
Garmin is pleased to announce two new rebate programs for select King Air owners and operators who choose to upgrade their Garmin avionics to the G1000 Integrated Flight Deck. The popular G1000 retrofit suite for the King Air series continues to receive exceptional response and provides operators with enhanced capabilities that minimize pilot workload, increase…
In mid-January, Nextant Aerospace announced the successful completion of the first test flight for the new G90XT Turboprop Aircraft. The company celebrated the event with a rollout celebration at their headquarters in Cleveland, Ohio. The Nextant G90XT is a remanufactured King Air C90A that features the new H75 engine by GE. The company says the…
Thank you I would like to say thanks to you and King Air magazine for your help in asking Tom Clements my question about Cleveland brakes. I must say I was surprised to have emailed you the question on Friday afternoon and getting a response that night from Tom. I was in the middle of…
Company pilots verify extended range with California-Hawaii flights Since the extended-range King Air 350ER was certified in 2007, Beechcraft has promoted it as a solution for government and private operators who need to get anywhere in the world without using cabin space for ferry fuel tanks and spending time making modifications or de-modifications. In September, two…
The crew of a King Air 350 arrived at their destination, met with the professional ground crew and advised them they would be there overnight. The FBO asked if they’d like to have the aircraft put in the hangar for the night, but the crew, knowing the pleasant forecast for the evening and morning declined,…
Every Pilot’s Operating Handbook (POH) for the various King Air models contains a prohibition against using Aviation Fuel crossfeed except when one engine is inoperative. In the case of the A90, B90, and C90 variants, the POH also allows crossfeed when one side’s boost pump is inoperative. This prohibition means that we are not allowed…