KANSAS CITY, MO - With STC approval anticipated in Spring 2007, Executive Beechcraft is already booking business to retrofit the King Air C90 Series with the industry's most sophisticated, all glass avionics suite, Garmin's G1000 integrated system. Executive Beechcraft is the first factory-authorized dealer to offer this navigation system upgrade, and has worked exclusively with Garmin to earn the Supplemental Type Certification.
"We're really pleased on a number of fronts," according to Scott Tychsen, Director of Sales and Business Development for Kansas City-based Executive Beechcraft. "Our partnership with Garmin has been tremendous, and the STC process has gone well. But the biggest excitement, of course, is in bringing real benefit to the King Air community."
The G1000 retrofit represents a giant leap forward for King Air owners and operators, Tychsen added.
"While the King Air is a magnificent machine in and of itself, the upgrade to the 'all glass' panel takes the aircraft well into the 21st century," said Tychsen. "This is start-of-the-art communications for a well deserving airplane."
Executive Beechcraft expects big demand for the retrofit, and as such, is already booking business. The final STC approval is due in early 2007, at which time work will begin at two EB locations, both downtown Kansas City and St. Louis. This is the first time the G1000 has been available for retrofit, though it is standard equipment in both the Beechcraft Bonanza G36 and Baron G58.
Garmin's G1000 has revolutionized industry avionics in recent years, and is considered the most sophisticated navigation and communications system on the market. It integrates all primary flight, navigation, communications, terrain, traffic, weather, engine instrumentation and crew-alert data, and presents the composite information in brilliant color on three high-definition displays.
As an added incentive and to jump-start orders, Executive Beechcraft is offering early-bird pricing for those who schedule their aircraft for retrofit soon.
"We like to say the G1000 does everything except hand you a cup of coffee," Tychsen added. "So we'll take care of that part when you bring your King Air to us for an upgrade!"
With its roots dating back to 1938, Executive Beechcraft is among the oldest Beechcraft dealers in the country, and has serviced King Air's since 1964. It is a certified FAA repair station, and an authorized service center for Raytheon Aircraft Company. Executive Beechcraft has four locations throughout the Midwest.
For additional pricing and scheduling information, contact Scott Tychsen directly at 816.480.3553 or by email at [email protected].
About Executive Beechcraft
Executive Beechcraft was designed, built and staffed as the ultimate flight operations center for business -- a one-stop source for products and services designed to meet any aviation need. Since 1938, Executive Beechcraft has lived up to that promise. EB, as it is frequently referred to, has become the largest FBO network in America's heartland. Over the years, EB has become flight headquarters for Midwest businesses by placing world-class service just minutes from their offices, expanding to four flight centers in and around the major business hubs of Kansas City and St. Louis. Whether you're looking to buy or already own an aircraft, lease it, charter it, repair it, inspect it, overhaul it or sell it, look to Executive Beechcraft -- where business comes to fly.
Website: www.executivebeechcraft.com
