The 2024 King Air Gathering (KAG), held May 15 – 18, was unforgettable, bringing together King Air owners, operators, pilots, mechanics and enthusiasts from around the globe. Hosted by King Air Nation and co-host BLR Aerospace at the historic Greenbrier resort in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, this year’s Gathering was a success and possibly…
Roger Woolsey became an entrepreneur in the aviation world while still a teenager. That early success – and his knack for tackling problems that needed solutions – propelled him to broaden his reach, from a pilot-for-hire to an air carrier, an air medical service provider, an FBO owner, FBO franchisee and eventually an FBO franchisor.…
A healthy 35-year-old man, who is also a pilot, was found to have high blood pressure at a recent physical. He has no symptoms, and his blood pressure is now controlled with medication. How does the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) deal with this issue? Your blood pressure measurement consists of two numbers – systolic and diastolic…
By the time my husband, Lee, had turned 25, he had watched a game in just three Major League Baseball (MLB) stadiums – Kansas City, Houston and Arlington, Texas. That makes it even more impressive that in the next 18 years he would manage to complete his goal of seeing a game in every city…
Time is running out to register for the King Air Gathering (KAG) being held at The Greenbrier located near White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, Wednesday, May 15 through Saturday, May 18. King Air Nation and co-host BLR Performance Innovation are providing an event you won’t want to miss. The agenda is full of educational seminars,…
In 1974, Richard Nixon was president, Erno Rubik invented his eponymous puzzle cube, U.S. astronauts were orbiting earth on the nation’s first space station Skylab, and John and Martha King started building their aviation training empire. “2024 marks 50 years since John and Martha began what has turned into a lifelong passion and an exceedingly…
The King Air market makes sense again! At first, it doesn’t seem like it to those of us who live and breathe the Beechcraft King Air market daily because we have had years of conditioning that created what we consider “normal.” But when you look at it logically, the market today makes more sense than…
This year’s King Air Gathering (KAG) promises to be better than ever, with organizers incorporating input from previous attendees. King Air Nation and co-host BLR Performance Innovation will be providing an event you won’t want to miss full of top-notch educational seminars, prominent keynote speakers, specialized breakout sessions by King Air model series, an afternoon…
The first time we volunteered at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary in Kanab, Utah, the staff at the nation’s largest no-kill sanctuary for companion animals tasked me and my husband with socializing a litter of puppies that had recently been dumped. The goal was to show them some love and help get them comfortable being handled,…
Sixty years ago, on Jan. 20, 1964, Beech Aircraft Corporation pilots flew the first official flight of the conforming prototype of the Beechcraft King Air Model 90. Thousands of spectators – from employees to area residents and local and state dignitaries – watched as the aircraft took off from Beech Field on the east side…