Lightspeed Aviation announced the launch of a breakthrough in cockpit communications. For the first time in history, pilots and their passengers can enjoy the untethered freedom of a wireless headset along with premium performance and features. According to the company, Tango uses a patent-pending combination of analog and digital technologies called Lightspeed Link™ to create a…
Issued: November 2015 ATA 12 – Grease Change All AeroShell 33MS grease is used as a lubricant in several areas of the King Air airplane. AeroShell has renamed this grease Aeroshell Grease 64. These greases meet the same military standard, MIL-G-21164D. Operator concerns about the close similarity between the product names, AeroShell Grease 33 and…
BY-122, BY-124 and after; BZ-1 and after The King Air 250 is equipped with composite propeller blades. The propeller heat system heats the propeller blades anytime the Propeller Heat switch is in either AUTO or MANUAL position, whether in flight or on the ground. If the Propeller Heat system is left ON on the ground…
Recently, an issue was reported by a King Air operator whose Aviation Communication and Surveillance Systems (ACSS) Terrain Awareness Warning System (TAWS+) system faulted when the flap override mode was selected in flight. Analysis of the downloaded fault data revealed that the flap override mode was selected on descent while the airplane was traveling at…
Unlike many relatively incomprehensible FARs, the one dealing with alcohol use is reasonably clear. FAR 91.17 prohibits any person from acting or attempting to act as a crewmember of a civil aircraft: 1) Within eight hours after the consumption of any alcoholic beverage; 2) While under the influence of alcohol; 3) While using any drug…
Lifetime Pilot Considers King Air the Perfect Airplane for his Missions Simon Hayot has spent a lifetime accumulating over 12,000 flight hours in a variety of aircraft models as a Caribbean aviation pioneer, business owner and published author. According to Hayot, there aren’t many King Airs operating in the French Caribbean, but his King Air…
Have you ever allowed someone else to use your King Air or have you used an airplane you don’t own? If you are like many individuals or companies, you have “non-owned exposure.” If you are a larger company, you likely have non-owned exposures you don’t even know about. Every time you let someone use your…
Marc Wolf, a Southern California long-time pilot, instructor, and King Air magazine reader, has requested that I write about the different King Air PT6 shutdown fuel purge systems that have been used through the years. I appreciate the suggestion of this interesting topic and will address it here. First, realize that kerosene is actually more difficult…
In 1937, the Beech Aircraft Company introduced its first multi-engine, cabin-class transport that would become the undisputed icon of business aviation and the grand patriarch of the legendary Beechcraft King Air. It had been five years since the dreadful “Black Thursday” of October 1929 had inaugurated the worst collapse of prosperity in American history. Millions…
Hartzell Propeller Inc. has appointed RUAG Aviation in Lodrino, Switzerland as a Recommended Service Facility. The Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) facility covers a wide area of central Europe. RUAG Aviation’s Lodrino facility is an EASA- and FAA-approved repair station and services aircraft from manufacturers, including Textron Aviation. Hartzell encourages customers to use its Recommended…