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Glidewell recently had his B200 repainted and the interior refurbished to look similar to the new King Air 260 model.
“We have terminals in Houston, San Antonio, Austin, Tyler, Fort Worth and West Texas, where a lot of the airports are fairly small ... The aircraft is dispatched for regular customer visits as well as unexpected service calls and safety surveys.’’
Combining flying and trucking
Glidewell moved from a Cessna 152 to a Beechcraft Bonanza A36 then to a Cessna 340 before buying his first King Air in 2000. He had the King Air E90 for 10 years before moving up to his current King Air B200 in 2010.
His flying career also aligns with the largest growth period in his business, which operates in every region of Texas – a large state with many areas that can take time to access by driving or flying commercially – and also crosses into Arkansas, Oklahoma and Louisiana.
“We have terminals in Houston, San Antonio, Austin, Tyler, Fort Worth and West Texas, where a lot
of the airports are fairly small,” he said. “The King Air plays a big part ›
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