BLR Aerospace (BLR) is working with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to amend its Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) that will expand the approved performance envelope for King Air 90s equipped with BLR Winglet Systems. FAA approval was expected by the end of June. The STC, known as the Ultimate Performance Package™ (UPP), will enable King…
The FAA STC for Raisbeck Engineering’s Swept Blade Turbofan Propellers for the King Air 350 has been officially accepted by Australia’s Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA). Raisbeck’s Swept Blade Propellers for the King Air 200 Series and 90 Series were also approved shortly after their introduction by CASA for operations in Australia, and are also…
Blackhawk Modifications, Inc. and AMK Aviation of Ontario, Canada announce the completion of their recent agreement which signs AMK as an installation and service center for Blackhawk’s line of PT6A engine upgrades. AMK Aviation, a repair and overhaul facility based in Murillo, Ontario will offer customers new engine upgrades for aircraft including the Beechcraft King…
FlightSafety International is adding five more business aircraft types to its advanced upset-prevention and recovery training program, which includes the Beechcraft King Air 350. Courses for the new types will become available between now and the end of this year. According to the company, locations and start dates will vary by aircraft type. The FlightSafety…
MT-Propeller Entwicklung GmbH has received the FAA STC #SA03507NY for the next generation Quiet Fan Jet Five-blade scimitar composite propeller on the King Air F90. Now the MTV-27 is STC’d for the Beech King Air B90, E90, C90, C90A, C90GT, C90GTi and F90 by the FAA and EASA. The company says the installation of the…
Service Bulletins Service Bulletin 34-4163: Navigation – Static System Improvement Issued: June 2016 Effectivity: Model King Air C90GTi, serial numbers LJ-1847, LJ-1848, LJ-1853 through LJ-2059, LJ-2061 through LJ-2126. Compliance – Recommended: This service bulletin should be accomplished at a scheduled maintenance period or inspection. A service bulletin published by Textron Aviation may be recorded as completed…
The financial debacle that struck Wall Street in October 1929 not only set America on a downward path to economic ruin, but threatened to swiftly clip the wings of Wichita’s thriving aircraft industry. As the “Roarin’ Twenties” came to a close, the United States was riding what appeared to be an unstoppable wave of prosperity.…
Stacy Wilson, vice president of Wilson Construction, grew up in the electric utility construction business. Her grandfather, Matt O. Wilson, started building power lines in 1952 to connect farms in rural Oregon and Washington to the electrical grid. Stacy’s father and current Wilson Construction president, Don Wilson, joined the company in 1974. Early in his…
Just before takeoff, or at least before the first flight of the day, your checklist includes testing the overspeed governors. You know that switch on the sub-panel? When you hold it up, the test solenoid opens a port that dumps some oil back into the engine case, and this holds the prop rpm to 150…
Study Recommends New Go-around Procedures Anew study, which was commissioned by the Flight Safety Foundation and presented at a recent Flight Safety Foundation/NBAA Business Aviation Safety Seminar, recommends redefining approach criteria for business and commercial aviation operations. Only three percent of commercial pilots comply with SOPs mandating go-arounds if the aircraft is not on a…