IS&S Introduces STC for Autothrottle on King Airs with G1000

The addition to the company’s retrofit kits for the turboprop series brings envelope and airspeed protection.

Wednesday, January 04, 2023 at 12:37 PM ET

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The ThrustSense is the first and only certified autothrottle for Beechcraft King Air 200 and 300 series aircraft. [Courtesy: Courtesy of IS&S]

Key Takeaways:

Innovative Solutions & Support (IS&S) has received FAA approval (STC) for its ThrustSense autothrottle for Beechcraft King Air 200 and 300 models with Garmin G1000/NXi flight decks.
The ThrustSense autothrottle acts as an active co-pilot, automating engine inputs to ensure airspeed and envelope protection throughout all flight phases, thereby reducing pilot workload.
A significant safety enhancement, the system provides protection during engine power-loss scenarios by preventing VMC approach and managing dissimilar power levels to maintain directional control.
This award-winning system has seen prior installations in King Airs with Collins Pro Line flight decks and over 30 Pilatus PC-12s, showcasing its established capabilities.

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Continuing on its path to develop significant safety upgrades for the turbine and turboprop markets, Innovative Solutions & Support [NASDAQ: ISSC] announced today that it has gained FAA approval under a supplemental type certificate (STC) for its ThrustSense autothrottle for Beechcraft King Air 200 and 300 models equipped with the Garmin G1000 standard and NXi integrated flight deck.

The ThrustSense autothrottle serves as an active co-pilot through most of the phases of flight, beginning with the takeoff roll. Using a FADEC-style full regime engine control system, the ThrustSense stays with the pilot, monitoring, calculating, and adjusting engine inputs to ensure airspeed and envelope protection from takeoff to touchdown, and including the go-around phase.