The older (or should we call them vintage?) pilots will tell you how easy it is to navigate these days, with inexpensive GPS systems in our phones, electronic tablets and cockpits. We only need to look for the little airplane icon to see we’re over the Wabash River and the nearest airport is 4 miles…
Nope, we are not talking about George Clooney and his band of runaway felons in the movie “O Brother, Where Art Thou?” In that movie the felons wore striped clothing and were easy to recognize. They ran across fields in chains, somehow found their way to a microphone to sing some really great music on…
With the retirement of our much-loved author of Maintenance Tips, Dean Benedict, I’ve been given the honor of becoming a maintenance columnist for King Air magazine. I’m humbled to follow in the footsteps of great authorities like Dean and Tom Clements, and I hope you’ll enjoy what I bring to the table. A brief background…
After a few particularly long drives across the state of Texas, Cuatro Strack decided to pursue earning a private pilot certificate. Now nearly 20 years later, the South Texas-based aviator owns a 1967 King Air A90 (serial LJ-260). Strack currently flies the twin turboprop in support of his fence-building business as well as for personal…
In another installment of their He Said, She Said series (see the May 2025 issue of King Air magazine), Joe and Deanna Casey offer their reactions to and takeaways from the late December activation of Garmin’s automated landing system in a Beechcraft King Air 200. Read their differing views below and weigh in by sending…
The first confirmed in-service activation of Garmin’s Autoland set the general aviation community abuzz in late December and offered confirmation that the automated landing system can deploy as designed in an actual emergent situation. A 1984 Beechcraft King Air B200 (N479BR, serial number BB-1179) unexpectedly demonstrated the technology that won the 2020 Robert J. Collier…
Photos by Clint Goff Every King Air pilot has been there. We are on a stable approach, the gear is down, the flaps are down, the power is set perfectly and the approach speed is dialed in with a perfect torque setting. We then look at the Caution/Advisory Panel and see the RVS NOT RDY…
Winter is a season that every King Air owner and pilot operating in North America knows well. The question each morning is often: Did it snow enough to justify firing up the snowblower or was it just a light dusting that will melt away with a bit of sun? While snow is often a manageable…
2026 King Air Gathering March 26-28 Horseshoe Bay Resort in Texas Hill Country Registration and more info: kingairgathering.com By King Air Gathering organizers We’re moving the 2026 King Air Gathering to Horseshoe Bay Resort. While it’s a new venue, expect the same exceptional gathering hosted by King Air Nation and BLR Aerospace. Set in the…
Photos by Pierre Gillard/Passion Aviation unless noted Passengers waiting for the whisper of airline tires touching tarmac at Montreal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International sometimes glimpse another series of runways as they turn final. Few realize that six buildings across the fast-flowing, freighter-packed St. Lawrence River host an assortment of fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft that belong to…