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Making the Move

Making the Move

CSI Aviation, long-time management and logistics firm, starts Part 135 operation with King Airs Pick an airframe – from a Boeing 737 to a Cessna 172 – and it’s likely CSI Aviation, Inc. has experience with it during the company’s 37 years as an aviation management and logistics company serving government and civilian customers. When…

Perfect Plane

Perfect Plane

Early career success propels businessman Mark Massey is a small-town Texas boy who will be the first to tell you how blessed and fortunate he is, and he doesn’t take a bit of it for granted. As a new graduate of the University of Texas in petroleum engineering and geology in 1985, he took his first…

Sum of Its Parts

Sum of Its Parts

GlobalParts.aero uses array of bizav tools to expand Sure, the sales team at GlobalParts.aero could drive to the parking lot at a fixed-base operator, walk through the front door and talk to the FBO’s management team about buying parts. Or, the sales team could land at the airport, taxi up to the FBO, purchase fuel…

Time to COVER UP

Time to COVER UP

UV Radiation and the Risks Pilots Face Ultraviolet radiation is an electromagnetic wave that occupies a portion of the spectrum between X-rays and visible violet light. This corresponds to wavelengths of between approximately 400 nanometers on the visible light side to about 10 nanometers on the X-ray side. This spectrum is subdivided into several sub…

The King Air Revisited

The King Air Revisited

An Appraiser’s View of the Market Last spring, we took an in-depth look at the market for some of the most popular King Air models. It’s a good idea to revisit the market to see what it’s been doing during the past year. The King Air has been in continuous production since 1964. During those…

How Much Liability Coverage Should Your Carry on Your King Air?

How Much Liability Coverage Should Your Carry on Your King Air?

Making an informed decision on anything you purchase is important. Just like you want to ensure you purchase the right King Air to meet your needs, you want to purchase the right amount of liability coverage to meet the needs of your company, or you individually. What does the liability portion of your policy cover?…

Maine Mission – Nonprofit Taps Local Resources to Convert  King Air into Air Ambulance

Maine Mission – Nonprofit Taps Local Resources to Convert King Air into Air Ambulance

LifeFlight of Maine has been providing critical care transport to patients across its state since 1998, taking requests for its services directly from hospitals, physicians and first responders at a scene of an accident. The nonprofit service is jointly owned by Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems and Central Maine Healthcare Corporation, with a steering committee from…

Nostalgic Flair

Nostalgic Flair

EC Source Aviation builds flight department with distinctive aircraft Just a few months after taking a chief pilot position flying helicopters for EC Source, Tim Brown was promoted to director of aviation. This new title meant that not only would he fly the aircraft in support of the construction of new power lines, he also would…

Baby, It’s Cold Outside

Baby, It’s Cold Outside

Complying with Mandatory Cold Temperature Altitude Corrections The alarm jolts me awake at 4:30 a.m. and I fumble in the dark to stifle its intrusive wailing. Dreading the scene, I stumble to the hotel room window, pull the curtains, and confirm the accuracy of last night’s forecast. Fresh snow blankets everything outside and gently falling…

Medical Coverage and Your Aircraft Policy

Medical Coverage and Your Aircraft Policy

Winter is upon us. If you live in the Snow Belt, it’s likely you have the shovels and snow blowers out of storage. We all want to keep our sidewalks and driveways clear of ice and snow for our safety, as well as for those who may visit. This same desire holds true for the…