Time: 2030
Event: Welcome – Cocktail Gathering
EVENT SCHEDULE
Thursday, March 26th
Friday, March 27th
Saturday, March 28th
Customer Connect Event - Texas
Date: Thursday, March 26, 2026
Time: 10am to 3pm (cocktail 3-4) Registration starts at 9am
Location: Horseshoe Bay Resort-Jet Center
Address: 2207 Clayton Nolen Dr, Horseshoe Bay, Texas, 78657, USA
*Subject to change. For full program details, please download our agenda here.
Time: 0730 - 0830
Subject: Breakfast - Coffee
Time: 0830
Subject: Welcome - Conference Overview
Presented By: Kevin Carson, King Air Academy
When: 0845 - 0900
Subject: Gogo
Presented By: Rob Reed, Stevens Aerospace
Details: King Air Gogo HDX STC
Time: 0900 - 0945
Subject: Key Note Speaker
Companion Event
Time: 0900 - 1100
Pickleball Tournament
Registration Required - email event@kingairgathering.com
Details:
All Levels Welcome: Join a fun, friendly tournament perfect for beginners and seasoned players alike. Expert Instruction: Kicks off with a 30-minute intro session by a certified instructor to cover the basics and get you warmed up.Tournament Play: We roll straight into a 1.5-hour tournament immediately following the lesson.
Time: 1000 - 1045
Subject: King Air Incidents & Accidents
Presented By: Peter Basile, Textron
Bio: Peter Basile is a Chief Air Safety Investigator with Textron Aviation. He graduated from the University of Central Missouri with his Master of Science degree in Aviation Safety. He began his career with the Cessna Aircraft Company in 2001 as a Manufacturing Engineer. In 2005, he began working as an Air Safety Investigator to support the National Transportation Safety Board during on-site investigations. He has participated as an NTSB party representative on over 240 field investigations.
Peter served on the General Aviation Joint Steering Committee for System Component Failures of Power Plants to develop safety enhancements and intervention strategies for accident prevention. He instructed at the DOT Transportation Safety Institute at FAA headquarters and the NTSB academy in Ashburn, VA. He has presented safety information for multiple owner/operator/pilot associations, universities, safety conferences, and training organizations. He holds a private pilot certificate with an instrument rating. He is an Airframe and Powerplant mechanic with Inspection Authorization and recently earned a FlightSafety International Citation 525 series Master Technician certificate.
Time: 1045 - 1100
Event: Break
Time: 1100 - 1200
Subject: Your FAA Medical: How to keep it!
Presented By: Dr. Brent Blue
Dr. Brent Blue has been a Senior AME for over 40 years. He is HIMS qualified. Dr. Blue is board certified in Family Medicine as well as Emergency Medicine. He is a regular columnist for the AOPA Pilot magazine and has also served as medical consultant to the AOPA. He is ATP rated with over 10,000 GA flying hours. He also serves as the airshow safety physician for the EAA AirVenture Oshkosh and was the team physician for the US Unlimited Aerobatic Team at the World Competition in Hungary. Dr. Blue lectures and writes extensively on aviation medicine and he introduced pulse oximetry and low level digital carbon monoxide detection to general aviation in the 1990s
Time: 1200 - 1300
What: Lunch
Time: 1300 - 1400
Subject: The Carbon Fiber King Air Propeller Revolution
Presented By: Mitch Heaton, Hartzell
Companion Event
Time: 1330 - 1530
Paint and Sip
Registration Required - email event@kingairgathering.com
Details:
Unleash your inner artist at our lively Paint & Sip experience! A talented instructor will provide step-by-step guidance and all necessary supplies, making it perfect for both first-time painters and seasoned artists. Reservations are required, so sign up now to relax, sip, and create your own masterpiece.
When: 1400
What: Buses to Static
When: 1430 - 1500
What: Introduction of the King Air Safety Foundation
Details:
➢ What is the KASF
➢ What to look for and where to look
Presented By: Kevin Carlson/Carl Davis
Time: 1500 - 1530
Subject: King Air Windshields
Presented By: Ken Blow, Kadez
Details:
➢ How to care for maximum life
➢ What to look for and where to look
➢ Anatomy of a shatter, can it be predicted?
When: 1530 - 1615
Subject: TBD
Presented By: Travis Lamance, Haven Aviation Services Group
When: 1630
What: Busses Back To Horsehoe Bay
*Subject to change. For full program details, please download our agenda here.
Time: 0730 - 0830
Event: Breakfast - Coffee
Time: 0800 - 0845
Subject: Weather
Presented By: Captain William J. Panarello
Bio: Trained as a manufacturing engineer on aircraft engines for Honeywell-Garrett in PHX, GE Aircraft engines, and Textron on the Abrams M1 tank jet engine. His passion for aviation began with rebuilding a Piper J3 Cub in his teens in Boston, after his first lesson at Norwood airport, he was hooked. Bill's career has never parted ways from aviation, leading him to the cockpit of today’s modern airliners. Throughout this journey as an instructor and professional pilot, Bill has brought this passion to his students, including his three sons which have been learning his procedures and radar before their feet could even hit the pedals. Hired by Command Airways in 1987, Bill was trained extensively by the Northeast winters in the Shorts 330 and 360's, ATR42, SAABSF340, and Embraer 135/140/145. Twenty three years as a Captain, ten years as a Company Check Airman in Jets, and Retired in 2022 as Captain for American Airlines in the B737-800. Refocusing now on Turbine-class Aircraft Training. Bill aims to make safer operators through introduction of these standard procedures in actual flight conditions to make more confident pilots. Bill founded TBM Pro Training in 2012 knowing there is another way to approach flight training, leaving the simulator behind, using the intensity of real line-oriented flying in operators’ aircraft, Bill creates memorable and lasting training events, with over twenty years of training experience in both piston- and turbine-class pilots with his "Airline Mindset for General Aviation", radar techniques, icing, and airmanship standards for flying your turbo prop safely. Bill regularly speaks at safety seminars instructing pilots on  weather, radar, and airline style profiles for general aviation, his passion is still as high it it has ever been. ​Keep the Blue side up and the Ball Centered!
Details: The onboard weather radar has become one of the most misunderstood instruments in today's modern cockpit. With operation and design rooted in 50+ year old technology it is easy to see why NEXRAD and advanced uplinked weather have become the norm. Relying on this uplink weather alone has proved to be deadly to many flights where just a basic knowledge of the weather radar would have made all the difference. 
Bill has a passion for radar and teaching it to students and seminars with a way that makes it understandable for all.
Please plan to attend this Wx Radar Training Course and you will learn to master those red blobs and gain confidence flying in the weather that keeps many on the ground.
Recommended ‘Homework’
This seminar is only 45 minutes long. To get the most from it, please view the 4ea 20 minute radar training videos listed below. The study is the same for all radars up through the 3rd video. Video four is for the gwx70 and up radars with no magnetron.
Part I - https://youtu.be/vbyjaGBSl3g?si=eGNh0Nwtwoo8HEd6
Part II - https://youtu.be/h1_s79eg_eA?si=SpdghqYwlmt1luyA
Part III - https://youtu.be/IunMbML4Lwk?si=eFjnox0q0VNcCc5l
Part IV - https://youtu.be/2pIcp76UgPI?si=Y_RLs9cwH02cYtTT
Morning Companion Event, Option A
Time: 0830 - 1130
Hiking
Registration Required - email event@kingairgathering.com
Details:
Enjoy a refreshing hike at Inks Lake State Park. The hiking option features an easy-to-moderate trek on the Pecan Flats Trail with scenic Hill Country views, including transportation for the 40-minute drive. Reservations are required for this morning adventure.
When: 0845 - 0900
Subject: Starlink
Presented By: Rob Reed, Stevens Aerospace
Details: King Air Gogo HDX STC
When: 0900 - 0945
Subject: KA Fuel System
Presented By: Scott Philliben, CiES
Details: The New King Air Fuel System
Morning Companion Event, Option B
Time: 0930 - 1200
Shopping in Marble Falls
Registration Required - email event@kingairgathering.com
Details:
Enjoy a relaxing morning shopping in Marble Falls, Texas (9:30 am–12:00 pm), a charming Hill Country town known for its local boutiques, unique gifts, and small-town vibe, with transportation provided. Stroll downtown to explore shops, sightsee, and grab coffee or a sweet treat along the way.
When: 1000 - 1045
What: What materials are best for your propeller and why propellers are made out of natural composites, artificial composites and aluminum. Additionally what options on King Airs are available in relation to blade numbers.
Presented By: Martin Albrecht, MT Propeller
Martin Albrecht is Mechanical Engineer with an A&P License as well as a commercial pilot rating. He also hold a test pilot rating, class 1, and has flown more than 90 aircrafts for certification and testing. He accumulated more than 4500 flying hours in his flying career. His passion is aerobatic flying and he is the only pilot who won 7 times the German Unlimited National Champion Title and 2 European Aerobatic Unlimited medals.
Presently he serves as the General Manager at MT-Propeller and he is responsible since 25 years for all the MT-blade designs.
When: 1045 - 1100
What: Break
When: 1100
What: Understanding the PT6A in YOUR King Air
Presented By: Azin Shokouhi, Pratt & Whitney Azin Shokouhi – PT6A Customer Engineering
Azin joined Pratt & Whitney Canada five years ago as a PT6A Customer Engineer. Her career in aviation spans nearly 15 years, including a decade-long background as a Powerplant Engineer in commercial aviation. In her current role, she provides technical support for PT6A engines powering King Air and Beechcraft aircraft.
Details: Fleet overview, reliability highlights, best maintenance practices, and technical updates for PT6A engines powering King Air aircraft.
Time: 1200 - 0100
Subject: Lunch
Time: 1300 - 1400
Subject: Avionics Breakout Session, Option 1
Presented By: Scott Frye, Garmin
Details:
➢ G600/750/GFC600
➢ G1000 / NXi
➢ GWX8000
➢ AutoThrottles / Emergency Land
When: 1300 - 1400
What: Avionics Breakout Session, Option 2
Presented By: Kristian Barnette, Collins
Details:
➢ PL21 & Fusion – What’s New
➢ AutoThrottles
➢ Q&A
Afternoon Companion Event
Time: 1315 - 1800
Wine Tour
Registration Required - email event@kingairgathering.com
Details:
Enjoy a wine tasting tour of local wineries around the scenic Inks Lake area, sipping regional wines while taking in Hill Country views and learning from knowledgeable hosts. Designed to be relaxed and social, it’s a fun, approachable way to enjoy great company, beautiful surroundings, and the flavors of Texas Hill Country.
Time: 1415 - 1500
Subject: Connectivity
Presented By: Paul Sneden, King Air Maintenance
Details: King Air Connectivity and Starlink - The rules and your options
Time: 1500 - 1600
Subject: King Air Insurance - How To Get Better Rates
Presented By: Jeff Rhodes, 5X5 Insurance
Details: Aircraft Insurance - King Air Foundation-Safe Flying to Reduce Rates
Time: 1600 - 1700
Subject: Panel Discussion, King Air Parts Availability & Maintenance
Time: 1800
What: Cocktails
Time: 1800 - 2100
What: Dinner, Auction, and Awards
*Subject to change. For full program details, please download our agenda here.
Customer Connect Event - Texas
Date: Thursday, March 26, 2026
Time: 10am to 3pm (cocktail 3-4) Registration starts at 9am
Location: Horseshoe Bay Resort-Jet Center
Address: 2207 Clayton Nolen Dr, Horseshoe Bay, Texas, 78657, USA
