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KING AIR
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Registration opened May 1 for the 2021 King Air Gathering (KAG) being held Sept. 23-26 at the Beechcraft Heritage Museum, located adjacent to the Tullahoma, Tennessee, Regional Airport (THA).
If you arrive early enough Thursday, Sept. 23, there will be guided museum tours from “special” (a once in a lifetime opportunity) tour guides. That evening join everyone at a Welcome Cocktail Reception sponsored by Blackhawk Aerospace. Friday and Saturday will be filled with educational seminars and time to meet with King Air-specific vendors that will have exhibits located in the conference area. Friday night, hosted by Stevens Aerospace & Defense Systems, will commence with the inaugural “King Air Hall of Fame” awards followed by cocktails and hors d’oeuvres with local Nashville entertainment which is guaranteed to be a good time!
Some of the speakers featured at this year’s KAG are:
BRUCE LANDSBERG – Currently, vice chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). Before joining the NTSB, Bruce was the Executive Director of the Air Safety Foundation until 2010, then became president of the AOPA Foundation and Air Safety Institute until he retired in 2014. He served in the U.S. Air Force as a missile launch officer and many government committees promoting aviation safety, including NASA’s Aviation Safety Reporting System.
BILL CRUTCHFIELD – A current King Air C90B owner, Bill has been flying since 1962. He was the Opening Session keynote speaker at the 2012 NBAA convention, as well as the keynote speaker for the Single Pilot Safety Standdown at the 2018 NBAA convention. Bill is also a recipient of the FAA’s Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award. In 1974, he founded Crutchfield in his mother’s basement with only $1,000 in savings. The company has grown into one of the largest and most respected consumer electronics online retailers in North America. As a result, Bill was inducted into the Consumer Technology Association’s Hall of Fame in 2007.
TOM CLEMENTS – Flying and instructing in King Airs for over 38 years, Tom was first employed at Beech Aircraft Company and since 1979, had his own company, Flight Review, Inc. Tom has over 22,000 hours with more than 14,500 in King Airs and is type-rated in the BE- 300, BE-1900 and Learjet DC-3. He is a Gold Seal CFI
MAY 2021
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