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Pilot training for the Pro Line Fusion King Airs is offered at TRU Simulation + Training’s new ProFlight training center near Tampa, Florida. Additionally, TRU offers aircraft maintenance training for the new models in its newly renovated Wichita, Kansas facility.
FAA Certification Pending on BLR’s Ultimate Performance Package for King Air 90
BLR Aerospace (BLR) is working with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to amend its Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) that will expand the approved performance envelope for King Air 90s equipped with BLR Winglet Systems. FAA approval was expected by the end of June.
The STC, known as the Ultimate Performance PackageTM (UPP), will enable King Air 90 operators to take full advantage of increased gross weight performance improvements, which are significant, with installation of BLR Winglets.
For example:
Up to 30 percent reduction in runway length requirements
Max takeoff weight increase from 10,100 lbs or 9,650 lbs (depending on aircraft serial number) to 10,500 lbs
Max landing weight increase from 9,650 lbs or 9,168 lbs (depending on aircraft serial number) to 9,860 lbs
The UPP will be available as an upgrade to King Air 90 operators already flying with BLR Winglets. Operators purchasing Winglets and the Whisper Prop® propeller
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