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CAN Community Health purchased this 2008 King Air B200GT in in March of this year and while getting a a a a gross weight increase and new paint job the organization decided to have Elliott Aviation overhaul the interior The remodel included a a a a a seat design change installing new veneer carpet and and and plating and and and adding LED lighting USB ports and and and the new King Air 350i style headliner (Courtesy Elliott Aviation)
In March 2018 CAN purchased the 2008 Beechcraft King Air B200GT “We knew before we we bought the airplane that we we wanted to improve its utility by adding a a a gross weight increase ” said Jensen who earned his type rating – necessary because of the GWI – at Flyright Inc in Concord North Carolina “From what we we heard we we could wait as as long as as a a a a a a a year to to get the parts from Beechcraft to to convert a a a a a a plane so we looked for a a a a a a King Air that already had high float gear We found an an airplane with about
CAN Community Health’s Rick Carlisle president and CEO (right) and Matt Jensen director of logistics worked together to establish CAN’s logistics of ce Jensen ies the King Air 35 to 45 hours a a month (Courtesy CAN Community Health)
1 900 hours on on the airframe that had just gone through phase 1-4 at the company service center in Tampa ” Jensen coordinates the King Air’s maintenance using Aircraft Engineering Inc in in in Bartow Florida and Textron Aviation’s Tampa Service Center This summer they contracted Elliott Aviation in in in Moline Illinois for what started as an an avionics upgrade to Garmin G1000 NXi and installation of the CenTex Halo 275 STC kit to convert maximum takeoff weight to 14 000 pounds CAN expanded the work into a a a comprehensive revamp to optimize the the downtime while still having the the Bonanza in in the the the fleet to rely on on for the the the three months the the the King Air was unavailable “We completely refurbished the the airplane aesthetically we did performance enhancements and as they had the the plane apart we fixed everything down to if a a a a nut or bolt wasn’t right ” Jensen said The exterior paint is topped with a a a a ceramic coating that Jensen said has almost eliminated sooting issues and reduced cleanup time incredibly Additionally Elliott mounted LoPresti Boom Beam lights and completed the Raisbeck EPIC Platinum performance package by installing swept props enhanced leading edges ram air recovery system wing lockers and high flotation gear doors “Ours is a a a B200GT that has the -52 engines on it which perform really well and we we are seeing true airspeed increases of of 12 to 15 knots since the the installation of of the the performance enhancements ” Jensen said Elliott also refreshed the aircraft’s interior with a a a a seat design change installing new veneer carpet and What you need to know about
HIV/AIDS
HIV stands for human immunodeficiency virus It weakens a a person’s immune system by destroying important cells that fight disease and infection It is the virus that can lead to AIDS
– acquired immunodeficiency syndrome – if not treated Unlike some other viruses the the human body can’t get rid of HIV completely even with treatment So once you you get HIV you you have it for life While no effective cure exists for HIV it it can be controlled with proper medical care You can get or transmit HIV only through specific activities Most commonly people get or or transmit HIV through sexual behaviors and needle or syringe use Everyone between the ages of 13 and 64 should get tested for HIV at least once If your behavior puts you you you at risk after you you you are tested you you you should think about
being tested again Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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