350CER’s versatility and extended range make it NOAA’s ‘King of the Road’ When Hurricane Matthew started on its path of destruction from the Caribbean to the Southeast United States last fall, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Office of Marine and Aviation Operations was called into action. Three aircraft and one ship supported forecasting,…
September 29-30, 2017 – Dayton, Ohio Planning has been finalized and registration is open for the second King Air Gathering being held September 29-30, 2017, at Stevens Aviation in Dayton, Ohio (KDAY). The event will offer different speakers and subjects than the first Gathering, and also includes an optional tour of Hartzell Propeller Inc., which…
King Air Owner Frank Singer is Still Flying at 83 Californian Frank Singer is living life to the fullest at age 83, and that includes flying his King Air C90B. He explained that every year he goes to get his medical for insurance requisites and, so far, he has no exceptions. “When I go in…
Spring 2017 kept insurance adjusters busier than usual. Storms arrived earlier in the season due to the mild winter in much of the United States. In some areas it seemed Mother Nature was specifically seeking airports as direct targets, similar to mobile home parks frequently falling into the path of storms accompanied by tornado sirens.…
There are two groups of veins that move blood from the lower extremities back to the heart. The first system is superficial and consists of veins lying close to the surface; the other larger system is the deep venous system which, as its name implies, is deep within the leg. The superficial veins communicate with…
NextGen, the FAA’s initiative to transform Air Traffic Control (ATC) from a ground-based radar tracking system to an aircraft-based, satellite positioned tracking system, has driven the FAA mandate that aircraft operating in airspace that now requires a Mode C transponder must be equipped with at least ADS-B Out by January 1, 2020. ADS-B (Automatic Dependent…
King Air magazine contributor Tom Clements announced the first King Air Gathering (KAG) in the January 2017 issue of this magazine, as well as the King Air Academy sending out informational flyers to King Air owners and operators. The attendee list had been limited to 50 King Air owners/operators, so that the group would be…
Charter operator solves goldminers’ turbine transportation needs As soon as Dougal McQuie and Mark Woodley acquired Goldfields Air Services (GAS), a small charter and maintenance company based in the legendary Western Australia gold mining town of Kalgoorlie, they had an important decision to make. One of the operation’s largest clients was growing and their air…
About 25 percent of people suffer from some sort of allergy. These allergies can manifest in a variety of ways, from mild skin eruptions to nasal congestion, and even severe respiratory distress. Regardless of the symptoms they cause, or the material (allergen) that initiates the allergic reaction, all allergies have something in common – namely,…
King Airs Guide Airtankers in Wildland Firefighting Helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft – including Beechcraft King Air 90 and 200 aircraft – are critical tools in protecting lives, property and valuable natural and cultural resources from wildfires. Annually there are an average of 71,000 fires, which typically burn almost 7 million acres of private, state and…