Current Issue – King Air Magazine
Technically
FAA Airworthiness Directive 2026-15-05: Wing Structure Effective date: Aug. 10, 2026 Applicability: This AD applies to Textron Aviation Inc. Model B300 and B300C airplanes, certificated in any category, identified in Textron Mandatory Service Letter MTL-57-04, Revision 1, dated March 27, 2025, including airplanes identified below, except for any airplane that has had a wing evaluation…
Feature
Photos courtesy Textron Aviation Five Beechcraft King Air turboprops participated in the ninth Special Olympics Airlift to support the Special Olympics USA Games in Minnesota, where children and adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities compete in Olympic-type sports on a national level. Led by Cessna and Beechcraft and organized by Textron Aviation, approximately 130 Beechcraft,…
Aviation Issues
Louisiana Governor Signs ADS-B Billing Ban; AOPA Continues Effort Toward National Ban In late June, Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry signed HB 730 into law, joining the growing number of states moving to stop the use of ADS-B, a safety technology, to collect fees from pilots. In a news release, the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association…
Value Added
PWI Expands King Air 90 LED Cabin Lighting to All Aircraft Serial Numbers PWI Inc. has expanded its King Air 90 LED cabin lighting system supplemental type certificate approval to include later serial number King Air 90 aircraft – LJ-1299 and after – so it now encompasses all King Air models and serial numbers under…
Direct from the DPE
What’s the Unsung Hero of Your King Air? And how to give it the love it deserves
What is arguably the most abused, mismanaged, forgotten, diminished yet important part of your King Air? It’s not the potty knife, not the copilot control yoke and not the baggage compartment floor. All of those are important – and almost certainly shoved aside in importance – but they do not win such inglorious distinction as…
Tech Tidbits
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…