Space is limited and over half the available spots have already been filled for the 2021 King Air Gathering (KAG) being held Sept. 23-26 at the Beechcraft Heritage Museum in Tullahoma, Tennessee. If you are thinking you might like to attend, you may not want to wait much longer to register. Below is a summary…
What started as a one-aircraft, father-and-son operated flight school in Waukesha, Wisconsin, 25 years ago is now a full service aviation company with 50 employees across three southeastern Wisconsin locations. Beyond flight training, Spring City Aviation offers maintenance on all types of general aviation airplanes, FBO services, aircraft sales, aircraft management and an all-King Air charter…
Registration opened May 1 for the 2021 King Air Gathering (KAG) being held Sept. 23-26 at the Beechcraft Heritage Museum, located adjacent to the Tullahoma, Tennessee, Regional Airport (THA). If you arrive early enough Thursday, Sept. 23, there will be guided museum tours from “special” (a once in a lifetime opportunity) tour guides. That evening join everyone…
While King Airs are flown at several colleges across the country in faculty and staff transport roles, there are several aviation programs that offer training in some model of twin turboprop to their students. Among the short list of schools operating these aircraft are the University of Oklahoma and the University of North Dakota, both…
For the last few years, I have had the honor of being asked to write an article about the King Air market, and each February I dutifully sit down and peck the keys, but by the time my article makes it to print, something crazy happens! Two years ago, I wrote about the stability of…
I already know what most readers are thinking, “Why should I care about VORs anymore?” Global Positioning System (GPS) has become the default form of navigation for all segments of general aviation (GA), while ILS and RNAV/GPS (with vertical guidance) approaches have become the norm at both large and small airports. Chances are, most of…
Mark your calendars to attend The King Air Gathering (KAG) 2021 being held at The Beechcraft Museum, situated adjacent to the Tullahoma, Tennessee, Regional Airport (THA), Sept. 23-26. King Air owners and operators who have attended previous Gatherings enjoy the knowledge they get from the educational speakers, being able to talk one-on-one to King Air-specific…
With an occupancy of up to nine, a maximum range of 1,720 nautical miles and a top cruise speed of 310 ktas, the Beechcraft King Air 200 series aircraft has long been the aircraft of choice for customers around the world. Textron Aviation says the King Air 260 combines the platform’s rich history of rugged…
So much has been written about the aviation history of North Carolina that one wonders what is left to be covered there. One of its state mottos is “First in Flight” with obvious reference to the Wright Brother’s history making flight testing and ultimate successes in the Outer Banks, Kittyhawk and Kill Devil Hills areas.…
I’m on the telephone with Leslie J. Weinstein, who is calling from Idaho, where he lives and operates his business, True-Lock LLC, and a nonprofit he founded, Turtles Fly Too. He feigns surprise when I ask about the irony of learning that a sea turtle rescue is based in a landlocked state known for its…