An external power cart is a great tool to have for everything from engine starting to preflight checks. It can keep your battery charged, ensure a full 28 volts for cranking (batteries are typically around 24 volts) and run air conditioning on King Air aircraft with electrically driven compressors without starting the engines. King Air…
It’s been a decade and a half since our own Dean Benedict wrote an excellent “Windshields 101” column on King Air windshields. With the current inability to obtain a replacement in anything near a timely fashion, I think it’s time to revisit what we know and what we don’t. Since the waiting list for replacement…
In the April issue we started our dive into the fuel quantity indicating system by focusing on insulation testing the system. That should always be your first step because if you can locate insulation or wiring issues (even if you need to replace wires or splices), there’s no need to be concerned with system calibration…
The news of Raisbeck and CiES improving the fuel quantity indicating system of the King Air fleet is welcome news indeed. The factory indicating systems have been the bane of many an operator and maintenance shop. There’s really nothing technically wrong with the current capacitive systems, but they can be sensitive to the environment that…
With the retirement of our much-loved author of Maintenance Tips, Dean Benedict, I’ve been given the honor of becoming a maintenance columnist for King Air magazine. I’m humbled to follow in the footsteps of great authorities like Dean and Tom Clements, and I hope you’ll enjoy what I bring to the table. A brief background…