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King Air Book II Now Available
King Air expert Tom Clements has published a second book sharing his vast knowledge of the King Air. Titled “King Air Book II,” it is a compilation of all of the articles that he has written for King Air magazine. They are indexed according to topic, making it easy to find areas of interest. In addition, a digital copy is also available. Go to www.kingairacademy.com to find a link for both paper and digital options.
King Air Parts Now More Accessible in Africa and Surrounding Region
Professional Aviation Associates has signed National Airways Corporation (NAC), the largest general aviation company in Africa as a distributor for the company. NAC will continue distributing all types of parts and consumable supplies, but now with a specific focus on the Beechcraft 1900, King Air and Embraer 120 parts for
Additional features such as a visual procedure selector, custom holding patterns and more, give pilots convenient access to advanced tools all within a mobile app.
Carl Wolf, vice president of aviation sales and marketing said, “This upgrade gives pilots the ability to load complex routes and procedures into the app just as they would within a Garmin integrated flight deck, offering added convenience, time savings and confidence when transitioning between multiple Garmin products in the cockpit.”
Professional IFR navigation tools
Within the latest Garmin Pilot upgrade, pilots have the option to load or activate departures, arrivals and instrument approach procedures. Published holds that are included as part of the missed approach are also added to the flight plan. When pilots activate a procedure with published altitude constraints, those altitudes are automatically incorporated into a flight plan within the app. Pilots can also choose to manually add altitude constraints into a flight plan. Additionally, approach procedures with radius-to-fix (RF) legs can be activated within Garmin Pilot.
Using the vertical planning feature within Garmin Pilot, pilots can more easily input and adhere to crossing restrictions in a flight plan. For example, pilots can manually input a
Professional Aviation Associates.
Inventory from Professional Aviation Associates is already on- hand at NAC. The new inventory combined with NAC’s existing stock will optimize AOG and non-routine parts support in the region and reduce shipping expenses for customers. NAC will distribute Professional Aviation’s inventory items from its facility at Lanseria International Airport in Johannesburg, South Africa.
crossing restriction over a specific navigational aid or GPS waypoint. With these new features, pilots can optimize their flight planning and fuel calculations.
Visual procedure selector
Pilots can now more easily vi- sualize departures, arrivals and instrument approach procedures prior to a flight using the visual pro- cedure selector. This new selector allows pilots to simultaneously view departures, approaches or arrivals on a map alongside a flight plan so it’s easier to visualize and select the most appropriate procedure based on a flight plan and intended direction of flight.
Customized holding procedures
Vertical Planning
Johannesburg
Flight Deck Technology and Tools Now Available on Garmin Pilot app
In mid-February Garmin International, Inc. announced the addition of new features within the Garmin PilotTM app that incorporate professional IFR navigation tools found within Garmin avionics. Pilots can experience a near- seamless transition between Garmin avionics and the Garmin Pilot app when performing common functions, such as loading and activating instrument approach procedures, departures and arrivals within the Americas.
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Pilots now have the flexibility
to easily build customized holding
patterns. These holds may be
created over an existing fix or over
a user-defined waypoint and then
inserted into a flight plan. When
creating a hold, pilots can easily
input an inbound or outbound › Procedure Selector
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