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]

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Innovative Solutions & Support (IS&S) has received FAA Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) approval for its ThrustSense autothrottle for Beechcraft King Air 200 and 300 models equipped with Garmin G1000/NXi flight decks.
The ThrustSense system acts as an "active co-pilot" by providing FADEC-style full-regime engine control, monitoring and adjusting engine inputs for airspeed and envelope protection across all flight phases, significantly reducing pilot workload.
A key safety feature, it offers protection during engine power-loss scenarios by preventing the aircraft from approaching VMC and managing dissimilar power levels to maintain directional control.

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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.