Shawn did the King Air weight increase change its certification requirements?
Here we are talking about an aircraft that has been certified to Pt.27 of the FAR and its manufacturer is asking to certify under the more stringent Pt.29 without recertification process.
It's not just a 500 lbs issue like Bell would like most of you to believe, like for example for the bell 407.
If you noticed the only authorities that authorized the weight increase belong to the third world of aviation.