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Textron’s New Peace of Mind Program For Caravan and King Air

This month, Textron Aviation launched its Peace of Mind program – a maintenance program designed to create a simpler transition to new Cessna Caravan and Beechcraft King Air turboprops. Peace of Mind provides up to two years or 400 hours of Textron A

NOAA’s King Air 350CER Photographs Louisiana Flood Destruction

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) conducted the National Geodetic Survey (NGS) this month to collect damage assessment imagery in the aftermath of the severe storms that caused massive flooding in Louisiana. The imagery was c

Beechcraft Service Information Notification – SB 21-4165

Type – Service Bulletin M-R-O – Recommended Pub Number – SB 21-4165 Title Air Conditioning – Duct Plug Inspection Effectivity – Beechcraft Super King Air B300/B300C Fusion FL-1032 thru FL-1041, FL-1043, FL-1049, FL-1053 thru FL-1055, FL-1057 Da

Flying Doctors Use Burning Toilet Paper to Land King Air

Recently, the Royal Australia’s Flying Doctor service had to come up with a unique landing solution for their King Air aircraft when making a midnight emergency landing at a remote outback runway. The solution? 20 toilet rolls doused in diesel fuel w

Texas Air Shuttle Utilizes King Air for New All-you-can-fly Air Service

Texas Air Shuttle announced earlier this month that its’ unique, “unlimited flying” member-based transportation alternative had began service. Created for the business community, tiered monthly memberships offer unlimited travel in Texas on weekly sc

King Air Communique Look – MC KA-2016-08

30: Prop Heat Operational Check Procedure – Engines Not Running: King Air Communiqué 2015-07 was issued to remind owner/operators not to operate the propeller heat when the engines are not running. This action helps to prevent damage to the propeller

AvFab Details New “AvFabulous” King Air 90 Interior Upgrade Package

Aviation Fabricators (AvFab) based in Clinton, Missouri has been doing some absolutely fantastic upgrades of King Air 90 interiors as of late and sent over some before and after pictures that were very impressive. We reached out to Jeff Lowe, co-foun

BendixKing Gives Video Overview of AeroVue Integrated Flight Deck for King Air

In addition to getting a tour of the AeroVue cockpit installed in the Innova King Air at EAA Oshkosh 2016 we were able to talk to Justin Ryan, president of BendixKing. He gave us a quick demo and overview of the AeroVue integrated flight deck for Kin

Innova Aerospace Gives Us a Video Tour of Their Modernized King Air at Oshkosh 2016

At EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2016 last week, we got some video interview time with Innova Aerospace’s David Meske, Director of Marketing and Mike Holm, Avionics Tech/A&P Mechanic. They gave us an in depth breakdown of the different aspects of modernizat

Blackhawk Modifications Details New King Air 350 XP67A Engine+ Upgrade

While attending EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2016 last week, we took a moment to speak with Bob Kromer, Blackhawk Modifications Senior Vice President of Engineering. Kromer detailed the company’s new XP67A Engine+ Upgrade for the King Air 350. The mod tak

Textron’s New SETP Officially Named the Cessna Denali

Surprise, surprise! Until Textron’s press conference today, speculation was still running strong concerning what brand under which the SETP would live. The curtain came down that covered the cabin mock up and it was speculation no further; Textron’s

Innova Aerospace Heads to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2016

(Part 2 of a short series following Innova Aerospace’s entry into the aircraft modernization market beginning with its work on two King Air 90’s)Innova Aerospace has completed the work on its two King Air 90’s (one A90 and one C90A) and will be flyin