This article originally appeared in the September 2013 issue of this magazine. Some questions that I have recently received lead me to believe it is time for a repeat. Additionally, I have added a comment about the Shock Link in the nose wheel steering mechanism. I am often asked by pilots transitioning into a King…
In 1928 Tinseltown’s Wallace Beery paid Walter H. Beech $18,500 cash for a custom-built Travel Air Type A6000A cabin monoplane that, in terms of luxury, performance and quality, foreshadowed the Beechcraft King Air that flew 36 years later. On a typical business day late in 1927, Walter H. Beech, president of the Travel Air Manufacturing…
FreeFlight Systems announced that it has launched the Avail Performance Package that provides a cost-effective and complete ADS-B solution for King Air and twin turboprop aircraft. Included in the Avail package is dual 1090 Mode S/ES transponders, a RANGR-RX/G 978 ADS-B receiver with an internal WAAS/GPS, integrated WiFi, and a single control head. These remote-mounted…
Hartzell Propeller Inc. named Brinkley Propeller Services, one of Europe’s leading propeller repair and overhaul operations, as its newest Recommended Service Facility in the United Kingdom. Based 40 miles north of Central London in Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, Brinkley’s modern 14,250 sq. foot campus was designed for quality, efficiency and meeting on time delivery schedules. As a…
MT-Propeller Entwicklung GmbH has received the DGAC Mexico Validation of the EASA STC for the installation of the 5-blade MTV-27 propellers on the Beechcraft King Air 200/250 Series powered by engine P&WC PT6A-41, -42, -52, and -61 models and the Beech King Air 300/350 Series powered by P&WC PT6A-60A engines. The installation is already certified…
ForeFlight is introducing a European region subscription option for its electronic flight bag app this summer, using Germany as its gateway. The company says the app will be a single-point solution for European pilots – they can review airport information and maps, review NOTAMS, plan and brief flights, validate and file flight plans with Eurocontrol,…
From Beechcraft Service Bulletin # MTB-52-01 Date: April 12, 2018 Doors – Inside Airstair Door Handle Snap Ring Modification Effectivity: Model C90GTi, Serial Numbers LJ-1 through LJ-2150; Model B200GT, Serial Numbers BY-1 through BY-323; Model B200CGT, Serial Number BZ-1; Model B300C, Serial Numbers FM-1 through FM-76; Model B300, Serial Numbers FL-1 through FL-1145. Reason: This…
Air Inuit celebrates 40 years of service Nunavik is an immense arctic region of frozen tundra, snow forest, scenic mountains, rivers and lakes in the northern third of the province of Quebec, Canada. The 170,000-square-mile territory is north of the 55th parallel and inhabited by about 12,500 aboriginal people, the Inuit, who live in 14…
I’ve looked at a lot of King Airs in my day, and one of the things I always check is the split ring placement. Many times, I find them correctly installed on the engine exhaust port flange. But I still see some installed on the exhaust stack flange, and this is a big “no-no.” Back…
Meeting Set to Confront LOC-I On April 24, in Washington, D.C., the NTSB will meet with government and industry leaders as part of the government-industry collaborative effort to undertake loss of control in flight (LOC-I) in general aviation. The meeting will include representatives from the FAA, industry associations, flight schools and technology manufacturers who will…