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King Air Gathering III: Biggest One to Date
by Kim Blonigen
The King Air Academy’s third King Air Gathering (KAG) was the largest one yet with 80 people attending and 42 King Airs flying in that filled the ramp at Gillespie County Airport (T82).
Held Sept. 28-29, 2018, the Hangar Hotel and Conference Center located on T82 at Fredericksburg, Texas, was the perfect setup to hold the event. The King Airs were parked right on the ramp in from of the hotel and conference center, so it was easy to go look at the vendor-improved aircraft on display, as well as the other attendees’ King Airs. For those who could arrive early, a golf tournament was held Thursday, Sept. 27 at the Lady Bird Golf Course located near the airport.
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Friday morning started off with a keynote presentation by Dr. David Strahle, Father of Datalink NEXRAD and King Air 200 owner/pilot. Attendees listened intently as Dr. Strahle discussed how to interpret various NEXRAD images and other weather information on specific websites and using it in advanced preflight planning. Friday afternoon, King Air expert and King Air magazine columnist Tom Clements presented his keynote talk which included accident reviews of “nonevent results that turn into a catastrophe,” King Air best practices, etc. During a break, one of the very few Beechcraft Starships that is still flying surprised everyone by flying by and landing to allow those who were interested to look over.
There were two full days of presentations given by King Air experts focusing on upgrades and modifications – avionics, engines, performance, fuel and weight
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