News & Articles

Big Change in Europe for King Air Type Rating Delivery and Recurrent Training [Op-Ed]

Since April 2013, EASA (European Aviation Safety Agency) now requires the use of an approved FSTD (Flight Simulation Training Devise) or FFS (Full Flight Simulator) in order to deliver or revalidate a Complex Aircraft Type Rating. This rule is now wr

Enter to WIN a Garmin D2 Pilot Watch from KingAirNation!

Howdy Nation! Some of you may have seen a post we made on Facebook yesterday, and you may have already entered to win!  High fives!  We’ve been overwhelmed by the response we have already received since just yesterday evening! To make things a bit m

Life Limited to Life Unlimited – A King Air Inspection Program You Need to Know About

Today, with over 7,000 Beechcraft King Airs manufactured, we are naturally seeing a lot of higher timed aircraft in for maintenance. In just the last three to four years we have seen over 40 King Airs come through our shop with between 6,000 to 13,00

Elliott Aviation Certifies STC for Mid-Continent’s MD302 Standyby Attitude Module

The MD302 will be standard in all of Elliott Aviation’s future Garmin G1000 Installations.Elliott Aviation, a leader in a diverse range of business aviation services, today announced the FAA has certified the supplemental type certificate (STC) for M

An Overview of All Your Beechcraft King Air Maintenance Options [Op-Ed]

When it comes to maintaining your aircraft, there are many choices available that can serve you and your requirements but what is not a choice, is the requirements of the FAR’s and the aircraft manufacturer.What is the best option for you and your ai

Beechcraft Celebrates 50th Anniversary of King Air’s First Flight

On this day in 1964, thousands gathered at Beech Field in Wichita, Kansas, for something very exciting — the take-off of the King Air Model 90 prototype in an FAA-approved accelerated flight test program. Today marks the 50th anniversary of the King

Aviation Photography Tips – Exterior

If you currently have a Beechcraft King Air for sale or lease, or even available for charter flights, have you thought about the types of images you want in your marketing campaign?  Unfortunately, within the aviation or general aviation market, bran

Deliveries Have Begun for Raisbeck/Hartzell Swept Props – King Air C90/E90

January 9, 2014— Seattle, Wash. —Raisbeck Engineering’s Swept Blade Turbofan Propellers are now being delivered after their FAA-certification, covering the entire Beechcraft King Air C90/E90 family. Jointly developed by Raisbeck Engineering and Hartz

CenTex Aerospace Receives ANAC Validation for HALO 250 Conversion for 200 Series King Airs

Waco, TX  – CenTex Aerospace, Inc. receives approval from Brazil’s Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil (ANAC) for their HALO 250 conversion for the Beechcraft 200 series King Airs. The FAA issued their STC approval to CenTex on October 16th, 2012, and

Tails of the North – Frozen Brakes

While I’ve spent the better portion of my career in machines with two aluminum canoes hanging below as empennage, there were a number of years that I had the pleasure of driving a myriad of Beechcrafts finest in the Canadian north lands.  Most o

Textron to Acquire Beech Holdings

  OFFICIAL RELEASE WICHITA, Kan. (Dec. 26, 2013) – Beechcraft Corporation announced today that Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) has agreed to acquire Beech Holdings, LLC, the parent of Beechcraft Corporation, for approximately $1.4 billion in cash. Bill Boi

Approved Pilots vs Covered Pilots: There’s a BIG Difference

via @renatodep on Instagram“Am I covered to fly the aircraft?” is one of the most common questions we get from pilots and the answer is not as cut and dry as it might seem. There is a crucial difference between being covered to fly an aircraft vs a