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KingAirNation Teams Up with Raisbeck Engineering to Offer New Segment “Ask Raisbeck”

We are thrilled to announce that we have teamed up with Raisbeck Engineering to bring the King Air community a great new segment featuring James Raisbeck, Founder and CEO of the Seattle-based aviation company.  The segment, named “Ask Raisbeck,”

Hashtag Project: Last Week’s Spotlight: #KANcountries

The last Hashtag Project we challenged you with on Instagram was #KANcountries. Here is our favorite submission: via @kylefmdavies @jpilot17 @zsgap @c.anselmi @fullbetarange and @mebewaleJoin us on our Instagram @KingAirNation each we

The King Air 350, A Stalwart for Business Flights and Charters

The King Air 350 has long enjoyed a reputation as one of the most reliable and safest executive dual-engine aircraft. Since 1990, the King Air has had no incidents nor any safety issues or infractions. This is an impressive accomplishment and so

King Air Safety Records Are Time Tested

Where aviation is concerned, safety must always come first. King Air safety is a stalwart in aviation. The King Air is a corporate aircraft designed for comfort, efficiency and of course, safety. Without putting a jinx on the King Air, the fleet of K

Hashtag Project: Last Week’s Spotlight: #KANhangar

The last Hashtag Project we challenged you with on Instagram was #KANhangar. Here is our favorite submission: via @lallenw @king_island_200 @broadiesaircraft @mikecapi19 @c.anselmi and @will_iam_simmonsJoin us on our Instagram @KingAi

The Nextant G90XT Experience

By David NealOn January 14, King Air Nation had the pleasure of not only seeing first Nextant G90XT up close and in person, but also the opportunity to see it fly.  As a fan of most all things King Air, I must say I was quite excited as we taxie

Garmin Offers New Rebate Program for KingAir G1000 Upgrades

Garmin just announced two new rebate programs for select King Air owners and operators. These rebates are available to those who choose to upgrade their avionics to the G1000 Integrated Flight Deck. The popular G1000 retrofit suite for the King Air s

Hashtag Project: Last Week’s Spotlight: #KANlights

The last Hashtag Project we challenged you with on Instagram was #KANlights. Here is our favorite submission: via @therb777 @chood5 @jpilot17 @after_v1 @samuel_daigle @mattj847 @airboss127 and @lbishop22 Join us on our Instagram @KingAirNation each w

Swept-Blade Technology Drives Raisbeck’s 2014 Sales to New Heights

Raisbeck Engineering has reason to stand proud of the year behind them. With the introduction of the new Raisbeck/Hartzell Swept Blade Propellers for the King Air 90 series, followed by FAA certification of the Lear 60 Aft Fuselage Locker, and ending

The PT-6, Foreign Objects, and the Consequences of Combining the Two

By J.D. Marshall Foreign object damage is a mutual problem for turbine engines, more so with a “straight” turbine or turbo fan because they do not incorporate an air intake/ inlet screen for protection.  The PT-6, however, does utilize an intake scre

You Can Turn to a King Air 350 Air Ambulance

Beechcraft’s King Air twin-turboprop aircraft line was temporarily known as the “Super King Air” since the early 70s with the introduction of the Model 200. The planes improved on the prototypical Model 101, by redesigning the tail, adding

King Air Safety: An Impressive Record

The final week of October 2014 was a poignant time for aviators in the Sunflower State. On Halloween, many of them gathered to mourn Mark Goldstein, the pilot who was killed when his Beechcraft B200 Super King Air crashed into a training building nea