King Air initial and recurrent training is now being offered by 21st Century Flight Training through ELITE Sim Centers at Oviedo, Florida. The company will use the ELITE King Air B200 FAA-approved Advanced Aviation Training Device (AATD), and in addition to King Air training, courses will be offered for the Garmin 430/530W and G1000 advanced…
USAIG (United States Aircraft Insurance Group) proudly welcomed Aviation Performance Solutions LLC (APS), a global leader in Upset Prevention and Recovery Training (UPRT), to its Performance Vector safety initiative. Performance Vector delivers valuable, forward-looking safety support and is available to USAIG policyholders who insure turbine-powered aircraft or place multiple policies with USAIG. Eligible policyholders can…
Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport announced the opening of the new Customs and Border Control Facility, as well as expanded facility hours. The new hours are 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 a.m. local time. The new facility is located at the east end of taxiway G, as shown above.
King Air B200 owner creates King Air Academy Ron McAlister is a guy who should be retired, but he’s working two jobs and loving it. “I gotta tell ya,” the 62-year-old said, “I’m having a ball.” One of the main reasons he’s having too much fun to stop is that he’s the owner-operator of a…
Imagine you are pre-flighting your King Air, checking the oil and the oil is off the stick on one side. After uttering the obligatory expletive, what do you do? If your first instinct is to dump a couple quarts in that engine and check the stick again, chances are you will be wiping oil off…
Why, yes indeed! All straight 90s, A90s and B90s use a single supercharger, driven by the left engine, as the source of air inflow for cabin pressurization. The PT6A-6 and PT6A-20 engines that these models used had lower compression ratios and delivered less air than later members of the PT6A family, yet in 1971 when…
As of Sept. 24, flight crews should use the flight service common frequency of 122.2 MHz for flight watch services that were formerly available on 122.0 MHz and Emergency Flight Advisory Service (EFAS), more commonly known as “Flight Watch.” The change means that most pilots will utilize a single frequency for access to all enroute…
In the wake of World War II, America’s lethargic general aviation market was ripe for an airplane that was fast, comfortable and above all, affordable. Walter H. Beech and his “Beech Boys” answered that call with the all-metal Model 35 “Bonanza.” When the world’s bloodiest conflict ended in 1945, thousands of military pilots returned home…
Raisbeck Engineering has begun FAA certification flight-testing on the first of two brand new Swept Blade Propeller designs for the King Air 350. These airplane propellers incorporate the latest swept blade technology that is also available for King Air 90 and 200 models. The Raisbeck/Hartzell four-bladed Aluminum Swept Blade Propellers are currently in FAA Certification…
Ansett Aviation Training has signed an agreement with TRU Simulation + Training for the purchase of a King Air 350i convertible to a B200 full flight simulator, which will be installed in Ansett’s existing pilot training center in Melbourne, Australia. The Melbourne pilot training facility is adding the convertible KA350i/B200 full flight simulator to its…