Industry organizations join Textron Aviation in inviting King Air operators to participate in the Special Olympics Airlift happening in June 2026. During the industry’s Experimental Aircraft Association AirVenture fly-in convention in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, leading general aviation organizations – including EAA and the General Aviation Manufacturers Association – announced their collective support and endorsement of the…
Some people told Sean Mickler he was crazy for investing the money and time needed to transform a 35-year-old Beechcraft King Air into the perfect transport for business and personal missions. Now that he’s done it, yeah, he agrees he was nuts and admits he probably wouldn’t have done it knowing what he knows now.…
Blackhawk Awaiting Approval for Latest King Air 350 Engine/Prop STC The Blackhawk Group announced at EAA AirVenture in late July that it has submitted all flight test data to the Federal Aviation Administration and is awaiting supplemental type certificate approval for the integration of Hartzell Propeller’s 5-blade composite propeller with Blackhawk’s XP67A Engine+ upgrade for…
ForeFlight Introduces Dynamic Procedures for IFR Flying ForeFlight demonstrated its new Dynamic Procedures at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh in late July and planned to release the streamlined solution for viewing instrument procedures after the event. The new feature will launch with a three-month free preview for all customers in supported regions, and then Dynamic Procedures will…
Part of Textron Aviation’s static display in June at the 2025 Paris Air Show was a new multi-mission Beechcraft King Air demonstration aircraft. The aircraft – which was making its show and European debut – is a 360C model equipped to showcase a wide range of missions available on the versatile King Air platform. The…
Legislation Introduced to Stop ADS-B Misuse Companion bills introduced by Congress seek to address growing concerns about the misuse of ADS-B flight tracking data that has been increasingly used by some airports and state governments to collect fees from pilots. U.S. Sen. Ted Budd, R-N.C., drafted the Pilot and Aircraft Privacy Act while U.S. Rep.…
Restorers and owners of Travel Air aircraft were invited to fly to Wichita, Kansas, to honor the 100th anniversary of Travel Air Airplane Manufacturing Company, which built nearly 1,500 aircraft in the city from 1925 to 1931. After their time at Travel Air, pioneering leaders Walter Beech, Clyde Cessna and Lloyd Stearman went on to…
Call to Action: Pause for GA Safety This spring more than a dozen pilot organizations launched the 2025 National Pause for General Aviation Safety campaign with the support of the Federal Aviation Administration Safety Team. The initiative encourages every general aviation pilot to take at least 15 to 60 minutes in the remainder of the…
The childhood stomping grounds of Walt Disney, the headquarters of the legendary Pony Express that delivered communications more than twice as fast as competitors and the birthplace of an invention by which all other innovations are measured: sliced bread. Those are just three of the iconic American innovators, big ideas and inventions you’ll encounter on…
Garmin Declutters Aviation Charting With SmartCharts As an IFR pilot, have you ever been overwhelmed by the amount of information on your chart while flying a complicated instrument procedure and wished the chart only showed information relevant to your flight? Garmin has unveiled SmartCharts – simple, intuitive charts that optimize your approach, standard instrument departure…