I already know what most readers are thinking, “Why should I care about VORs anymore?” Global Positioning System (GPS) has become the default form of navigation for all segments of general aviation (GA), while ILS and RNAV/GPS (with vertical guidance) approaches have become the norm at both large and small airports. Chances are, most of…
Mark your calendars to attend The King Air Gathering (KAG) 2021 being held at The Beechcraft Museum, situated adjacent to the Tullahoma, Tennessee, Regional Airport (THA), Sept. 23-26. King Air owners and operators who have attended previous Gatherings enjoy the knowledge they get from the educational speakers, being able to talk one-on-one to King Air-specific…
It’s a tribute to the King Air brand that so many are still flying today after 30 or even 40 years since manufactured; but the longer an airplane is “alive and kicking” the greater the opportunity for development of corrosion. When assessing the condition of any King Air, I’ve got the possibility of corrosion uppermost…
FAA Issues Order Authorizing Pilots to Receive COVID-19 Vaccine Following the Emergency Use Authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for Pfizer, Inc.’s COVID-19 vaccine in mid-December, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) determined that pilots may receive the vaccine under the conditions of their FAA-issued airman medical certification. Without such an order, pilots…
A student who was going through initial King Air training once said to me, “I felt comfortable flying the King Air in an hour, but it took about a month to learn how to start the SOB!” I think we would all agree that the King Air – all the various models – are delightful…
Cessna Aircraft Company’s experimental C-106, P-7 and P-10 were designed and developed amidst the fury of World War II but failed to progress beyond the prototype stage. During the winter of 1940, western Europe was quiet. Poland had fallen to the Nazis, part of Finland was under Soviet control and a brief but tranquil three-month…
Textron Aviation has announced it will host a LIVE Technical Session with King Air aircraft experts Feb. 25, 2021, at 2-3 p.m. CST. The webinar will include demonstrations of resources to streamline owner/operator’s accounts, review of service bulletins and maintenance practices, addressing frequently asked questions posed to its product support lines, and take questions from attendees.…
Garmin® International Inc. recently announced it has received Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) approval for the GFC™ 600 digital autopilot in select Beechcraft King Air C90 and E90 aircraft1. The GFC 600 digital autopilot is optimized for turbine aircraft, delivering superior in-flight characteristics and new operational capabilities such as Vertical Navigation (VNAV),…
With an occupancy of up to nine, a maximum range of 1,720 nautical miles and a top cruise speed of 310 ktas, the Beechcraft King Air 200 series aircraft has long been the aircraft of choice for customers around the world. Textron Aviation says the King Air 260 combines the platform’s rich history of rugged…
So much has been written about the aviation history of North Carolina that one wonders what is left to be covered there. One of its state mottos is “First in Flight” with obvious reference to the Wright Brother’s history making flight testing and ultimate successes in the Outer Banks, Kittyhawk and Kill Devil Hills areas.…