Legislation Introduced to Stop ADS-B Misuse Companion bills introduced by Congress seek to address growing concerns about the misuse of ADS-B flight tracking data that has been increasingly used by some airports and state governments to collect fees from pilots. U.S. Sen. Ted Budd, R-N.C., drafted the Pilot and Aircraft Privacy Act while U.S. Rep.…
Restorers and owners of Travel Air aircraft were invited to fly to Wichita, Kansas, to honor the 100th anniversary of Travel Air Airplane Manufacturing Company, which built nearly 1,500 aircraft in the city from 1925 to 1931. After their time at Travel Air, pioneering leaders Walter Beech, Clyde Cessna and Lloyd Stearman went on to…
Call to Action: Pause for GA Safety This spring more than a dozen pilot organizations launched the 2025 National Pause for General Aviation Safety campaign with the support of the Federal Aviation Administration Safety Team. The initiative encourages every general aviation pilot to take at least 15 to 60 minutes in the remainder of the…
Sales and use taxes on aircraft vary drastically from state to state. Some states have no sales and use tax, while others charge a hefty fee. Additionally, each state has different exemptions to the tax. With ever-changing legislation and interpretation of state sales taxes and exemptions, it is important for aircraft owners to understand the…
Many pilots who come through training ask what the fuel topping governor really does and if it is really needed. The King Air has three propeller governors: the primary propellor governor (PPG), the overspeed propeller governor (OSG) and the fuel topping governor (FTG). The FTG is in the same housing as the PPG. This combined…
We’re seeing new entrants, innovative underwriting approaches and higher limits of liability for less money for owner-flown and professionally operated King Airs. The King Air community boasts a robust population of owner-pilots. During my time actively flying the King Air B200 around the Midwest, I encountered an array of owner-pilots, from a United States congressman…
The childhood stomping grounds of Walt Disney, the headquarters of the legendary Pony Express that delivered communications more than twice as fast as competitors and the birthplace of an invention by which all other innovations are measured: sliced bread. Those are just three of the iconic American innovators, big ideas and inventions you’ll encounter on…
Garmin Declutters Aviation Charting With SmartCharts As an IFR pilot, have you ever been overwhelmed by the amount of information on your chart while flying a complicated instrument procedure and wished the chart only showed information relevant to your flight? Garmin has unveiled SmartCharts – simple, intuitive charts that optimize your approach, standard instrument departure…
In early May, a delegation from Greece traveled to Fargo, North Dakota, to perform final inspections and formally accept the newest dedicated air medical Beechcraft King Air 360C for use in the country’s national air ambulance program. The group included representatives from several organizations involved in helping ensure that ill and injured patients receive immediate…
As a designated pilot examiner, I get a lot of questions from candidates and potential candidates before and during the BE300 type rating. Most of them are thought-provoking and many require me to do some homework to find the answer. I love receiving these questions, and I believe a discussion of these questions and answers…