American Aviation of Brooksville, Florida, B & G Aviation of Georgetown, Texas, and Fieldtech Avionics and Instruments, Inc. of Fort Worth, Texas, have all been designated Auth-orized Installation Centers for all of PWI’s LED lighting products. PWI manufactures several interior lights for Beechcraft King Air aircraft and has in-house ability to design, engineer and manufacture…
Engine Controls – Power Control Cable Inspection Date: May 2019 Effectivity: Super King Air B300, Serial Numbers FL-1071 through FL-1078, FL-1084 and FL-1086 through FL-1089; Super King Air B300C, Serial Numbers FM-68 and FM-69 Reason: To inspect the power control cable for corrosion under the deice boot. Description: This service document provides instructions to inspect…
Lonnie Steverson feels like he’s living out his father’s dream: he’s working and growing the company his parents Joey and Jill Steverson started in the 1980s, he built a house just down the road from the business in Prentiss, Mississippi, where he recently added a 3,000-foot grass runway on his 20-acre property and he regularly…
As a consumer, you buy many different insurance policies. When was the last time you switched insurance carriers for one or more of your policies? If you’ve switched recently, what were the driving factors behind this decision and were there any repercussions or risk in doing so? If you’ve moved an aircraft policy, the answer…
Aviation Groups Worry a Recent FAA Policy Statement on Actions for Non-equipped ADS-B Out Operators Caused Confusion On April 1, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) released a Statement of Policy establishing its course of action for issuing air traffic control (ATC) authorization to those operating aircraft that are not equipped with Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B)…
My aim in writing this article is not to present anything new but rather to simply review some of the fuel system information that you should have already received. I am sure the fuel system was covered extensively in your initial King Air training course and, if you have been flying King Airs for a…
As the Second World War engulfed Western Europe and the Mediterranean region, the Stearman Aircraft Company received massive orders for its Model 75 primary trainer that would train thousands of cadets and prepare America for a conflict it hoped to avoid. By 1936 the “New Deal” policies of President Franklin D. Roosevelt and the United…
FlightSafety International and TRU Simulation + Training, a Textron Inc. company, have formed a new company called FlightSafety Textron Aviation Training. This new joint venture will provide training services for Textron Aviation’s broad product line of business and general aviation aircraft. “We’re pleased that FlightSafety Textron Aviation Training will offer our customers more flexible training…
Garmin has announced the GTX™ 335D and GTX 345D, two diversity transponders that provide optimal Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) Out coverage and visibility while operating throughout the global airspace system. The GTX 335D offers ADS-B Out, while the GTX 345D provides ADS-B Out, as well as ADS-B In traffic and weather for display on compatible…
Raisbeck Engineering, Inc. (REI) announced that Aerospace Instrument Support Inc. (AIS) has joined Raisbeck’s global network of Authorized Dealers. Located at the Denton Airport in Denton, Texas, Aerospace Instrument Support specializes in providing aircraft maintenance and avionics installation/support as well as major aircraft modifications for business class aircraft. AIS recently completed modifications of 10 factory…