Textron Aviation Introduces the King Air 260

Textron Aviation is launching the Beechcraft King Air 260 turboprop. Featuring advancements to the cockpit and improvements in the cabin, the King Air 260 reflects the company beliefs that it has made substantial investments to its current products. Assembly production for the King Air 260 is already underway, and certification and deliveries are expected in early 2021. The announcement comes on the heels of the recently introduced Beechcraft King Air 360. The King Air 360 achieved FAA type certification in October, and customer deliveries are underway.

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Fisher Flying products is alive and well... and readying an all-new aircraft design -- a small low-wing tandem speedster. The aircraft is an all wood design with composite cowl and bubble canopy. It seats 2 in tandem and has retractable tricycle landing gear! FFP will be offering this aircraft as a full kit with all of the metal and hardware components already prefabricated and ready for assembly. They will also be providing all of the premium wood and plywood materials in the kit as well as adhesives. Volga-Dn

Virgin Galactic Will Operate Rocket Powered Flight With Reduced Team Onsite Due to COVID

Virgin Galactic has announced its new flight window since it paused the spaceflight preparations in response to state guidelines from the New Mexico Department of Health to reduce the spread of COVID-19. The new flight window will open on December 11, pending good weather conditions and technical readiness. This flight expects to fulfill a number of objectives, including testing elements of the customer cabin as well as assessing the upgraded horizontal stabilizers and flight controls during boost. The flight will also carry payloads as part of the NASA Flight Opportunities Program.

Premium Moving Map from FlightPath3D Now Available

Gogo has introduced Gogo Vision 360 - a premium IFE service that features a suite of new services, including an upgraded 3D moving map. Available with the newly released AVANCE 4.2 software update, Gogo Vision 360 is available for activation via a call to Gogo customer care as a new service or as a free upgrade for existing Gogo Vision customers with a Gogo AVANCE L5, L3 or SCS system installed on their aircraft. Activation will occur automatically over the air with no downtime required. Gogo Vision 360 offers unlimited streaming of on-demand movies, TV programming and news, along with digital magazines and a state-of-the-art 3D moving map, all at a fixed monthly price eliminating the unpredictabi

Company Reports That Other Expansion Plans Are In The Works

Tamarack Aerospace Group is adding a Transformation Center at the Aiken Regional Airport (KAIK), South Carolina. This Transformation Center will offer Active Winglet installations to clients in 10 days or less. The Center will be associated with aviation veteran Mike Laver’s Carolina Turbine Support, which has brokered, serviced, and ferried aircraft worldwide for decades. Laver also has a long history as a vendor for the USAF. “Tamarack continues to grow, with concrete plans for long-term expansion involving many different kinds of airframes, from business jets, to commercial single aisle aircraft, to military planes. The new East Coast Transformation Center’s location

First Deliveries In North America Expected Shortly

The new five-bladed H145 helicopter has received its certification from the FAA. This type certification covers the full range of capabilities, including single-pilot instrument flight rules (IFR) and single engine operations (Cat.A/VTOL), along with night vision goggle capability. This newest version of the H145 family received EASA certification this past summer and was delivered to launch customer Norwegian Air Ambulance Foundation in September. The first five-bladed H145 delivery in the US is set to take place in early 2021.

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There Are Currently Over 390 Units In Operation

In 2020, Embraer delivered a series of avionics enhancements to the Phenom 100EV. These enhancements include Emergency Descent Mode, Graphical Weight and Balance, ADS-B In, Coupled Go-Around, TOLD, and PERF, among others. These latest product upgrades are centered on pilot experience. Originally introduced on the Phenom 300E, the new avionics load for the Phenom 100EV consists of a hardware update to the G3000 Prodigy Touch avionics suite, offering even more processing power and enhanced resolution displays, as well as a new software update.

Baldwin Safety & Compliance Continues to Expand Automated IEP and ER ALERT Enhancements

Baldwin Safety and Compliance has released a new e-Training program for Safety Managers. The self-paced virtual program covers key safety management system (SMS) topics and results in a certification for the Safety Manager with an on-going recurrent component available. Jason Starke, "Our goal was to not only provide the 'what' portion of the Safety Manager's responsibilities but to also demonstrate the 'how' to implement an effective Safety Management system. We take a personal approach to the training through instructor presentations and interactions with assignments to make it as collaborative as possible. We are excited to add this new program to our vi

Near The Beginning Of Runway 13, The Airplane Was Struck From Behind By The Snowplow

On October 18, 2020, about 1200 mountain daylight time, a Cessna 182Q, NN97875, was involved in an accident near Spearfish, South Dakota. The commercial pilot and a passenger were uninjured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91 personal flight. The pilot stated that while preparing to depart The Black Hills Airport-Clyde Ice Field (SPF), Spearfish, South Dakota, he witnessed a snowplow make a couple passes on the runway. My passenger made comment to me about how fast the truck was moving while it was plowing. He said they joked about the truck saying if it had wings that it would probably take off!

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“These investments reflect our commitment to providing superior upgrades and engineering innovation that create the best flying experience for Beechcraft King Air 260 owners and operators around the world. We place an immense value on our conversations with our customers, and the investments we make in our aircraft are a direct result of listening to their input. I’m proud of the impressive effort by our team for taking a legendary aircraft and adding technological advancements that will allow customers to achieve their varied missions.” Source: Textron Aviation Ron Draper, president and CEO, explaining the launch of the Beechcraft King Air 260 turboprop. Featuring advancements to the cockpit and improvements in the