Current Issue – King Air Magazine

Aviation Issues

Laser Strikes on Aircraft Continue To Be Dangerously High Pilots reported 12,840 laser strikes to the Federal Aviation Administration last year. While that is a 3% decrease from 2023, shining a laser at an aircraft poses a serious safety threat and is a federal crime. People who shine lasers at aircraft face FAA fines of…

Value Added

Garmin Autoland and Autothrottle Now Available for European Operators as a Retrofit Solution in Select King Air Aircraft The European Union Aviation Safety Agency recently approved Garmin to offer its Autoland and Autothrottle to the retrofit market, starting with select G1000 NXi-equipped King Air 200 series aircraft. This certification marks the first time Garmin Autoland…

Monoplane Fever!

In 1928, the Travel Air Manufacturing Company introduced a series of enclosed cabin monoplanes aimed specifically at the emerging business aviation marketplace. It is safe to state that the nonstop flight of Charles A. Lindbergh from Roosevelt Field, Long Island, New York, to Le Bourget Airport, Paris, France, in May 1927 ignited a massive wave…

Did You Take Your Supplements?

Over the years, many modification options have become available for the Beechcraft King Air. If you own or operate a King Air, there is a good chance your airplane has some modification made to it. How does the modification from the original airplane design affect the way the pilot operates the airplane? Why should I…

He Said, She Said: Read an illuminating debate on aircraft lighting between this husband and wife duo. by Joe & Deanna Casey

There are many great debates among pilots, many of which you’ve probably debated yourself over an airport cafe lunch table or, more likely, within a social media group. You know the ones – lean of peak versus rich of peak, twin-engine safety versus single-engine safety, glass cockpits versus steam gauges, parachute or no parachute, etc.…