Late in 1928 Walter H. Beech authorized development of the four-place Type 10 cabin monoplane, but by 1930 America’s deepening economic debacle had almost wiped out the once booming market for new airplanes. Fact: The aviation business is cyclical. Any pilot, mechanic, airframe or engine manufacturer, as well as companies operating under FAR Part 91,…
Garmin International, Inc. announced the initial phase of integration between the Garmin Pilot™ app and the FltPlan.com web portal. As a result of Garmin’s acquisition of FltPlan.com in August, both companies have made rapid progress in merging portfolios. Beginning in mid-October, pilots can use FltPlan.com for pre-flight planning and filing, and automatically view the same…
Aviation Fabricators (AvFab) has officially become an Authorized PWI Products Distributor for the entire line of LED lighting products. PWI is excited to join forces with AvFab, an FAA/CRS and FAA/PMA authorized company. AvFab offers customers a variety of products ranging from Special Missions upgrades and aftermarket seating upgrades to their famous pleated window shades.…
FlyRight, an FAA-approved Part-142 pilot Training Center has partnered with Blackhawk Modifications to provide simulator-based training services for owners and operators of aircraft equipped with industry-leading Blackhawk Engine+ Upgrades. FlyRight currently provides initial and recurrent pilot training for the Beechcraft King Air 90 through 350 series. FlyRight has incorporated Blackhawk’s per-formance advantages into their simulator…
Rockwell Collins is now offering AireonSM space-based Automatic Dependent Surveillance – Broadcast (ADS-B) flight tracking to its business aviation customers, a first for the company. The flight tracking solution is the result of integrating Rockwell Collins’ ARINCDirectSM solution and FlightAware’s terrestrial ADS-B network. The Aireon network is hosted on the Iridium NEXT constellation of satellites,…
Aircraft Belts, Inc. (ABI) is now offering complete OEM substitute four-point crew and three-point passenger restraints for the King Air 350 and 350i series aircraft. The ABI restraints are TSO-approved and considered functionally similar substitute equipment sufficient to replace the original equipment as a minor alteration. ABI offers: Custom Design – length, color*, fittings and…
Advent Aircraft Systems has received FAA approval of a revision to the Aircraft Flight Manual (AFM) for King Air B300/B300C aircraft equipped with the Advent eABS™. The revision offers up to seven percent reduction in Take-Off Field Length (TOFL) at higher, hotter and/or heavier conditions due to improvements in accelerate-stop performance. This reduction can equate…
CenTex Aerospace is offering a King Air 200 HST package that combines the Halo 275 and ST120 saddle tank conversion kits. The package is priced at $260,000 (not including installation) which the company says provides a savings of $25,500. The HST package supports the King Air 200 with high-flotation landing gear with an MTOW of…
From Beechcraft Service Bulletin # MTB-52-01 Revision Date: October 8, 2018 Date of Original: April 12, 2018 Revision Purpose: To expand Effectivity. Revision Compliance: NO EFFECT. Airplanes previously modified by this service bulletin are not affected by this revision. Doors – Inside Airstair Door Handle Snap Ring Modification Effectivity: King Air 90 (applicable variants within…
Date: September 2018 ATA 5 – Phase 3 Inspection – Interior Removal Clarification Communiqué 2008-02 and Communiqué 2011-03 were both written with good intent on the subject of, “do we need to remove the interior to perform the Phase 3 Inspection?” This Communiqué will be the complete overall answer to this question. Due to the…