Jeppesen and ForeFlight have announced that the they have entered into in a long-term strategic alliance to combine their industry-leading capabilities and worldwide content, which they say allows them to “bring advances in capability to customers globally that neither company could accomplish on its own.” The alliance focuses initially in two areas. First, beginning this…
Astronics Max-Viz has certified its 2300 Enhanced Vision System (EVS) to the DO-160G standard. Blending infrared and visible light sensors, the Max-Viz 2300 EVS displays real-time heat sources along with LED airport lighting to make it safer for pilots to land in dark, challenging conditions. The company says that many airports are converting over to…
Issued: April 2017 ATA 28 – Pressure Build-Up in the Fuel Tanks All Flight crews learn very quickly in their flying careers not to open the fuel caps on the King Air when the fuel tanks are full; doing so risks you spending the rest of the day with fuel soaked clothes and the accompanying…
Charter operator solves goldminers’ turbine transportation needs As soon as Dougal McQuie and Mark Woodley acquired Goldfields Air Services (GAS), a small charter and maintenance company based in the legendary Western Australia gold mining town of Kalgoorlie, they had an important decision to make. One of the operation’s largest clients was growing and their air…
About 25 percent of people suffer from some sort of allergy. These allergies can manifest in a variety of ways, from mild skin eruptions to nasal congestion, and even severe respiratory distress. Regardless of the symptoms they cause, or the material (allergen) that initiates the allergic reaction, all allergies have something in common – namely,…
I hope most of the readers of King Air magazine are familiar with the BeechTalk internet forum (www.beechtalk.com). The site is very well-run and controlled by its moderators, members must use their real names, and it is visited regularly by a wide variety of people from novices just entering aviation to old timers like me and…
During the early 1960s, Beech Aircraft Corporation’s Model 23 “Musketeer” marked the company’s foray into the highly competitive, entry-level segment of the general aviation industry. In the wake of World War II, America’s lightweight airplane market exploded as many pilots who had flown fighter and bomber aircraft came home and started flying schools across the…
Pro Star Aviation of Londonderry, New Hampshire, and the Advent eABS Dealer for the Northeast, has successfully installed the very first Advent Anti-Skid Braking System (eABS) modification on a King Air 350i. The patented eABS is a digital and active system with haptic function and is the first Anti-Skid Braking System for unpowered brakes. According…
Garmin International Inc. announced several global enhancements and an expanded feature set for the Garmin Pilot application on Apple and Android mobile devices. European IFR autorouting and flight plan filing, improved airspace classifications, the wireless transfer of Jeppesen charts via Flight Stream 510 and more are available with the latest Garmin Pilot update for Apple…
New for Android mobile devices, Garmin Pilot is now a full-featured navigation application for use throughout the world, including flight planning, global weather information, VFR flight plan filing and more. Rich, interactive maps integrated within Garmin Pilot offer worldwide coverage using Jeppesen NavData. Highly configurable maps also allow pilots to choose between track-up or north-up…