Starlink Mount

[Gmahan3]

Looking for feedback on temporary Starlink Mini mounting solutions in turboprop aircraft.

We’re running them in King Airs and have had mixed success with placement. The copilot window sometimes works, but the glare shield is shallow, and we’re trying to find a more consistent interior location.

Question:
What temporary mounting setups are you using for Starlink in King Airs, PC-12s, etc.?

 

[bradg33]

In the PC12 (Series 9), we have a ram arm mounted to the small cabinet behind the lav and just use that to position the antenna in the window right behind the lav. Works well for west-bound trips. For eastbound, we sort of rig it in the window just aft of the cabin door. The airplane is rarely full of people, so the seat just aft of the door is usually empty and we just swivel it a little and recline it a little and use that to kind of wedge the antenna so it can see out the window. Can't use the pilot or co-pilot windshields because of the heating elements (blocks signal).
Buddy does about the same in his B200 King Air, just kind of wedges it in the windows.

Same deal in my Duke, but since the windows are a little bigger, I can get some suction cups in the duke windows to hold the antenna.

 

[Highflier]

Fwiw, aimed up and to the North is your friend

 

[Brad Z]

Too bad we phased out the celestial navigation dome in aircraft 70 years ago. Would be perfect for Starlink.