CenTex Aerospace has received FAA approval for a 14,000-pound maximum takeoff weight for Beechcraft King Air 200, A200 and B200 series airplanes with high flotation landing gear. Called the Halo 275 conversion, the 1,500-pound MTOW increase includes a 1,000-pound increase in the maximum landing weight and for model years 1993 and later, a 500-pound growth…
Innovative Solutions & Support, Inc. (IS&S) has entered into an agreement with Blackhawk Modifications, Inc. to partner as a distributor and installation center for IS&S’s NextGen Flight Deck and Integrated Turboprop Autothrottle for the King Air 200 and 350 platforms. IS&S explains that the NextGen Flight Deck applies its recently STC’d PC-12 flight deck with…
Garmin announced an expanded feature set, an enhanced user interface and additional wireless connectivity solutions for its popular GTN 650/750 touchscreen navigators. New GTN enhancements include pinch-to-zoom and Flight Stream 510 integration, which supports wireless Database Concierge between the GTN and the Garmin Pilot app on a mobile device. Flight plan transfer, as well as…
Garmin International, Inc. announced the D2 Charlie aviator watch, a timepiece that boasts global navigation information, rich and colorful moving maps and a host of connectivity options. Designed with pilots, aviation enthusiasts and aspiring pilots in mind, the D2 Charlie aviator watch features real-time worldwide weather radar, as well as airport information that includes frequencies,…
Issued: July 2017 ATA 00 − Textron Aviation Service Document Change Notification The purpose of this Model Communiqué is to notify Beech and Hawker operators that Textron Aviation is standardizing service document formats for all Textron Aviation models. Service Letter Textron Aviation plans to start issuing Service Letters for Hawker and Beech models for changes…
350CER’s versatility and extended range make it NOAA’s ‘King of the Road’ When Hurricane Matthew started on its path of destruction from the Caribbean to the Southeast United States last fall, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Office of Marine and Aviation Operations was called into action. Three aircraft and one ship supported forecasting,…
September 29-30, 2017 – Dayton, Ohio Planning has been finalized and registration is open for the second King Air Gathering being held September 29-30, 2017, at Stevens Aviation in Dayton, Ohio (KDAY). The event will offer different speakers and subjects than the first Gathering, and also includes an optional tour of Hartzell Propeller Inc., which…
During the hot summer months, nearly everyone is running their air conditioner, and it would be an awful thing for it to stop working. Black Death could be the culprit and it isn’t what you want to happen to your King Air. Black Death is a sludgy disgusting goo that gums up the air conditioning…
“Out of sight, out of mind.” That can be one description of the topic for this month’s article: The crossover duct. Take a look at the image below, showing the forward portion of a model 90’s environmental system. Do you see that dark blue and light blue tube that crosses from left to right, on…
The Model 95-55 was aimed directly at the CEO who wanted fast, economical transportation at an affordable price ”Outstanding single event of the 1961 meeting was the introduction of the new Beechcraft Model 55 Baron, a fast, sleek, four- to five-seat twin-engine plane designed for the businessman-pilot. Ruggedly strong, yet extremely trim in appearance with…