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;…
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…
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…
The premier King Air Gathering (KAG) announced by Tom Clements in his “Ask the Expert” column in the January 2017 King Air magazine has been positively received by King Air owners and pilots. The KAG being held April 21-22 in Las Vegas, Nevada (KHND) will focus on saving time and money while managing your King…
Garmin International Inc. announced in early January its successor to the ever-popular G1000 integrated flight deck, the G1000 NXi. Boasting a modernized flight display design with significant performance enhancements, the G1000 NXi incorporates innovative capabilities into a state-of-the-art avionics platform. Features such as wireless cockpit connectivity, including wireless aviation database updates using Garmin Flight Stream,…
Astronics Max-Viz announced that its low cost Max-Viz 1200 Enhanced Vision System (EVS) for fixed and rotor wing aircraft has been certified to DO-160G standards by the Radio Technical Commission for Aeronautics (RTCA). DO-160G is the industry standard for the environmental testing of avionics hardware and is recognized by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO)…
Hampton Aviation of Mena, Arkansas, has joined CenTex Aerospace’s network of authorized dealers/installers. Since 1965, Hampton Aviation has provided structural repair, inspections and modifications in its facility located in western Arkansas. The facility has also been the premier King Air inspection and repairs facility for the U.S. Army, Air Force and Navy since 2003. Centex…
Service Bulletin 34-4150: Navigation – Introduction of Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast Out (ADB-B Out) Installation Kit Issued: December 2016 Effectivity: King Air B200 (Super King Air), Serial Numbers BB-1769, BB-1834, BB-1843 and after; B200C (Super King Air), Serial Numbers BL-148 and after; B200GT (Super King Air), Serial Numbers BY-1 thru BY-206, BY-208 thru BY-238, and BY-240…