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The C90B had a five tube EFIS when Singer purchased it. He added a GPS and MPD “glass panel,” which he said was “state-of-the-art” at the time.
Singer explained that the C90B is actually much easier to fly than the Duke he owned, because everything is automatic with the King Air. “There are a lot of switches and buttons, and it’s fun to fly both hands-on and hands- off; and it’s very user-friendly,” he stated. “It has more versatility, is much more comfortable, very dependable and safe, and I pay less on its maintenance than I did with the Duke.”
In his over 60 years of flying, Singer has had no accidents and only one minor incident. He stated, “I was in the Duke, landing at night up in Big Bear, California, and a rogue whirlwind blew me off the end of the runway causing my landing gear to collapse when I put the plane in a ground loop to avoid going through a fence.”
It seems only appropriate that Singer, himself resilient, buy an aircraft that replicates the same
Singer with a group of passengers he flew for Veterans Air Command, which he finds to be extremely satisfying in giving back.
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