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(legacy or NG-series), the system MSRP is just under $55,000. For a Collins Pro Line 21-equipped 200- and 300-series King Airs, the system lists for $68,000. If your King Air has Collins Fusion integrated avionics, the ThrustSense kit retails for $76,550. The higher cost is due to the Fusion system requiring a second remote unit. And, yes, prices are subject to change.
The MSRP is for the complete instal- lation kit including the STC and a new IS&S Integrated Standby Unit (ISU), but does not cover the labor for the installation. As you can guess, that depends on the particular aircraft’s equipage and panel configuration.
As for who can do the installation, Grunbeck said that any authorized Pilatus Service Center can install the IS&S system. On the King Air side, along with the Textron Aviation Service Centers, IS&S has established relationships with a number of leading MROs to do the work.
Of course, if you’re fortunate enough to be taking delivery of a
factory-new King Air 260 or 360, IS&S’s ThrustSense Autothrottle with Life- Guard protection and dynamic VMCa mitigation is standard equipment.
“Textron Aviation has shown great initiative and trust by certifying our ThrustSense Autothrottle with Life- Guard protection on the new-gener- ation King Air 260 and 360,” Hedrick concluded. “They are currently the only factory-new turboprop airplanes in the world with VMCa mitigation. That says a lot about their commit- ment to safety.”
Dale Smith has been a commercial, private and business aviation mar- keting and media communications specialist for nearly 40 years. He is an award-wining aviation journalist and aviation artist. Dale has been a licensed pilot since 1974 and has f lown more than 40 different types of aircraft. Contact Dale at dalesmith206@ comcast.net.
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