Date: June 2018 ATA 21 – Environmental Ducting Damage Serial Numbers BB-1978, BB-1988 and after; BY-1 and after; BZ-1 and after; FL-493, FL-500 and after The airplanes listed above are equipped with the Keith Products environmental system. This system has an automatic (AUTO) mode and a manual (MAN) mode. The system is designed to be…
New Zealand’s Super Hero
The King Air is Essential for Flying Doctor Service’s Critical Missions The New Zealand Flying Doctor Service (NZFDS) is the fixed wing division of GCH Aviation that provides inter-hospital transfers of patients nationwide for two districts located in New Zealand’s South Island. The nation’s health care system is centralized due to the country’s size in…
King Air Gathering III
September 28-29, 2018, Fredricksburg, Texas (T82) Although the next King Air Gathering is still a few months away, King Air operators are already registering. The event is being held September 28-29, 2018 at the Hangar Hotel Conference Center located right on Gillespie County Airport (T82) at Fredricksburg, Texas. Conferences will be held Friday and Saturday…
Valued Added: Raisbeck Receives ANAC STC Approval for Composite Five-Blade Swept Propeller
Raisbeck Engineering, Inc. announced that it has received Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) approval from the National Civil Aviation Agency of Brazil for its Composite Five-Blade Swept Propeller for the King Air 350 series aircraft. Raisbeck’s Composite Five-Blade Swept Propeller, designed to improve the King Air 350 comfort, performance and efficiency, was developed in collaboration with…
Value Added: Raisbeck Also Announces New Dealer in Rocky Mountain Region
Raisbeck Engineering, Inc. also recently announced the appointment of Mayo Aviation, Inc. to its global network of Authorized Dealers. Founded in 1978 and based at Centennial Airport in Englewood, Colorado, Mayo Aviation is a premier provider of aircraft maintenance, management service and private jet charters. The company offers aircraft maintenance services, airframe structural repair, avionics…
Value Added: Asset Insight Launches Advanced Aircraft Valuation Tool
Asset Insight announced its new eValues™ web-based system that allows users to instantly obtain their aircraft’s Current Market Value and estimated Residual Value, compare their aircraft’s marketability against other aircraft listed for sale, and predict future maintenance expense, with all information updated daily. The only such tool available in the industry today, eValues also allows…
Value Added: New Items in ForeFlight 10 Revealed
ForeFlight recently announced some added capabilities to ForeFlight 10: new smart airspace features, improved search capability to help you find what you need faster, automatic chart and data updates to keep your device ready to fly and more. ForeFlight’s improved app-wide Search functionality is smarter, faster, and more consistent across app views. It quickly finds…
Value Added: Garmin Pilot iOS Incorporates New Weather Features, Airspace Alerting and More
Garmin announced the addition of new features to the Garmin Pilot application for Apple mobile devices. Garmin Pilot 9.3 incorporates several new weather enhancements that aid in identifying storm cell movement and icing levels, as well as airspace alerting. With the latest version for iOS, pilots can also view improvements made to the display of…
Technically: Beechcraft Service Letter #MTL-55-01
Date: May 2018 Stabilizers – Inspection of the Washer Location in the Elevator Support Assembly Effectivity: King Air Model B200GT, Serial Numbers BY-301 through BY-303; King Air Model B300, Serial Numbers FL-1106, FL-1107, FL-1110, FL-1111, and FL-1113; and King Air Model B300C, Serial Number FM-72 Reason: The washers for the left and right elevator support…
Registration Now Open for King Air Gathering III
September 28-29, 2018 Fredricksburg, Texas (T82) Registration is now open for the next King Air Gathering being held September 28-29, 2018 at the Hangar Hotel Conference Center located right on Gillespie County Airport (T82) at Fredricksburg, Texas. Hotel rooms are also available at the Hangar Hotel, which is uniquely designed as a World War II…