Service Bulletin 34-4170: Navigation – Fusion Equipped King Air 200/300 Electronic Standby Instrument System (ESIS) – Magnetometer Relocation Kit Issued: March 2017 Effectivity: Super King Air Model B200GT, Serial Numbers BY-207, BY-239, BY-250 thru BY-291; Super King Air Model B200CGT, Serial Number BZ-1; Super King Air Model B300, Serial Numbers FL-954, FL-1010, FL-1031 thru FL-1093;…
Each spring, we take an in-depth look at the market for some of the most popular King Air models to see what it has been doing during the past year. Because there are so many market types, in this article we will focus on only the variants that are still in production; specifically, the C90,…
Instrument procedure charts are not the sole domain of Jeppesen (now a Boeing company). Various governmental agencies and private companies have produced competing charts for decades. Yet, Jeppesen (Jepp) charts have long been the gold standard in Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) procedure publications for turbine aircraft operators the world over. They’ve always presented the detailed…
The Latest on NextGen and ATC While gathering with airline executives on February 9, based on a White House transcript of the meeting, President Trump expressed that he had no confidence in the FAA’s NextGen system saying, “I hear we’re spending billions and billions of dollars. It’s a system that’s totally out of whack. It’s…
One of the ongoing debates among King Air pilots has to do with the necessity to use the engine anti-ice system as the Pilot’s Operating Handbook (POH) directs: “Before visible moisture is encountered at +5°C and below, or at night when freedom from visible moisture is not assured at +5°C and below.” Depending upon your…
By 1940, all-metal airframes had become state-of-the-art, but the Beechcraft Model 26 was the first all-wood Beechcraft – an advanced trainer built specifically to transition pilots to multi-engine airplanes. World War II. It remains the bloodiest, most brutal and savage global conflict in human history. Although the war ended almost 72 years ago, its impact…
Textron Aviation announced it has strengthened its 1Call support to further meet the unique needs of its European customers. Now with increased capabilities during peak hours in Europe, the 1Call team has enhanced its multi-lingual support for customers who speak English, German, French and Spanish. Beechcraft King Air, Hawker and Cessna Citation customers around the…
Epic Fuels and Signature Flight Support have launched the Signature Flight Support Multi Service Aviation co-branded aviation card. It will be accepted at 8,000 locations worldwide, including all Signature locations in the U.S. and Canada, as well as at all Epic and UVair FBO Network branded facilities. New cards will be sent to existing customers…
Issued: February 2017 ATA 00 – General Introduction Beechcraft and Hawker customers will notice a change in the formatting and document numbering of Model Communiqués. In an effort to streamline the brands, Textron Aviation is changing the airplane specific Model Communiqués to a broader grouping. For example, the previous King Air Model Communiqués are now…
Wichita businessmen, friends share ownership of King Air 200 A regular reader of King Air magazine, Tim Buchanan always enjoys the columns written by Edward H. Phillips. “I find them very interesting and full of great historical facts and people,” Buchanan said. “I appreciate having this globally distributed magazine tell the history of my hometown.”…