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Hot and High Starts - When High Idle is Not Enough (by Tom Clements)

Now that summertime is arriving again, I thought it would be timely to present a simple PT6 starting modification that you should probably be making during some of your upcoming starts. As I have often said, when a Ground Power Unit (GPU) is convenie

Keeping it Chill: King Air Ground Cooling for Beechcraft King Air 200/300 Series

At King Air Gathering 2023, Textron Aviation brought a display unit of the company's King Air Ground Cooling for Beechcraft King Air 200/300 series. Originally made available in 2021, the tech is an excellent solution for cooling the aircraft cabin b

Raisbeck/Hartzell Five Blade Propellers Receive STC Approval for Heavyweight King Air 300, 350 and 360

Raisbeck Engineering announced this week it has received FAA STC approval for the installation of Raisbeck/Hartzell five blade swept turboprop propellers on heavyweight (16,500 lb.) King Air 300, 350, and 360 series aircraft. The Raisbeck/Hartze

NASA's Utilizes King Air B200 to Study Snowmelt Levels

Seasonal snowmelt is an invaluable resource; it provides the water supply to over 1 billion people on earth. NASA has made it a mission to measure snowmelt to better understand how it contributes to our water reserves. A key instrument used to achiev

Garmin Receives Approval of GFC 600 Autopilot in King Air 200 Series Aircraft

Garmin has announced it has received Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Supplemental Type Certification (STC) for the GFC™ 600 autopilot in the King Air 200 series of aircraft. The advanced auto-pilot system accommodates a wide range of aircraft w

Tom Clements and Zach Cleaver to Teach Flight Seminar for Companions at King Air Gathering 2023

Tom Clements and Zach Cleaver from King Air Academy (Phoenix, AZ) will be providing an informative two hour session for attendee companions at King Air Gathering 2023. The session is designed for the non-pilot and provides the essential tools necessa

Royal Air Force Shadow Mk2 Fleet to Receive Full-Flight Simulator

The UK Royal Air Force personnel currently travel overseas for simulator training, but under a new £11.5M (approx. $12.3 million USD) contract placed by Defence Equipment & Support with Raytheon UK, crews will be able to train on a Full Flight Si

King Air Gathering 2023 Auction Items - The Master List

We continue to look forward to the King Air Gathering 2023 live auction, exclusive to KAG attendees, taking place Thursday evening of the conference, April 13th. Numerous high-quality items have been donated by our sponsors to be bid upon. Below

Chef Amanda Freitag to Provide Cooking and Tasting Experience for King Air Gathering Companions

Textron Aviation is excited to bring in Chef Amanda Freitag for a cooking demonstration and tasting experience for the King Air Gathering Companions! The two hour session will finish with an interactive Q&A with Amanda herself.Born and raised in New

King Air in Paradise - Spotting at Great Harbour Cay, Berry Island, Bahamas (MYBG) - Community Spotlight Photos Feature

We continue our Community Spotlight Photo series with the exceptionally talented Calvin Pinder Jr., who goes by @ghcspotter on Instagram. Pinder, a teenager greatly interested in aviation, is based at Great Harbour Cay (GHC), Berry Island (MYBG)

King Air Gathering 2023 Auction Update: BLR Aerospace Contributes Whisper Prop Set, Winglets

We mentioned in our feature article concerning the King Air Gathering 2023 Auction that there would be incredible items up for auction. Well, in an impressive act of generosity, platinum sponsor BLR Aerospace has contributed two exceptional item

Why the Evolution to Propellers with More Blades?

The following article was written by Martin Albrecht (President, MT Propellers). Albrecht will be speaking at 3:30pm on Friday, April 14th about MT Propellers at King Air Gathering 2023.With the improvement in materials and Computational Fluid D