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Not much has been changed with the 1980 King Air’s panel; Angie says that Beechcraft’s standard panel is all that she needs.
He asked the Terrells to help him find the right aircraft to fit his needs and asked Angie if she would be the pilot. He offered to pay her more than she was making and provide her all the benefits as an employee of Hunter Buildings. Shortly after she received the job offer, Angie was surprised to find out that she was expecting at age 43. She immediately told Massey and told him she understood if he wanted to get someone else to be their pilot. Instead, Massey offered maternity leave and they worked out a plan for Jeff to fly the aircraft when Angie was off with the baby. Once she was ready to come back to work, she could bring the baby with her. “The baby is part of the family, too,” Massey said.
“It’s a workhorse and me and my family feel safe flying in it. It’s perfect for us. I don’t want another airplane or another pilot for the rest of my life.”
Jeff and Angie studied aircraft that would fit the Massey’s needs, primarily for company travel and secondarily for their personal use. They looked at jets and the Pilatus, as well as the Beechcraft King Air. “In the end, the King Air won on all accounts,” Angie said. Most of the flights for the company would be in Texas and Louisiana, although some trips could be as far away as the Bahamas. Personal trips would include regular flights to Austin (for UT home football games, of course!), Colorado and Mexico. “When we looked at jets, the maintenance costs were three times that of the King Air, and the range, endurance, hauling capability, room in the cabin, quality and excellence of the King Air couldn’t be denied,” Angie explained.
Mark’s wife, Wendy, designed the new interior for their Beechcraft King Air 200.
Adding a King Air to the family
Massey and his wife, Wendy, just happened to be neighbors in Houston with aviation couple Angie and Jeff Terrell. Jeff flies for the airlines and Angie was instructing at FlightSafety. About three years ago, Massey decided he wanted to
purchase an airplane that he could use for his business and personal trips. He and Wendy have seven kids and they like to travel as a family, as well as have quicker means to visit the children who don’t live in Houston.
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JULY 2016