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of the Board and interim CEO of EAA.<br />
I had the opportunity to sit one-on-one<br />
with Mr. Pelton on December 3rd to<br />
brief him on the purpose and history<br />
of the Type Club Coalition. He was also<br />
impressed with a briefing on recent<br />
<strong>BPPP</strong> developments and the upcoming<br />
ABS Flight Instructor Academy. Mr.<br />
Pelton is also on the board of Redbird<br />
Flight Simulators, providing another<br />
avenue <strong>for</strong> discussion as we expand<br />
<strong>BPPP</strong> to include simulator-based training<br />
options <strong>for</strong> pilots of single- and<br />
multiengine Beechcraft.<br />
<strong>BPPP</strong> Instructors and the<br />
ABS Flight Instructor<br />
Academy<br />
Most of my time recently has<br />
been spent on creating a system to<br />
greatly expand the number of <strong>BPPP</strong>standardized<br />
instructors available to<br />
ABS members around the country,<br />
and to create the ABS Flight Instructor<br />
Academy to ensure all Beech flight<br />
instruction is done safely and effectively.<br />
<strong>BPPP</strong> isn’t a course, it’s a body of<br />
knowledge developed from experience<br />
since ABS created the program in 1983.<br />
The ABS Flight Instructor Academy,<br />
which goes live this month, makes<br />
the <strong>BPPP</strong> message available to flight<br />
instructors around the world. That<br />
way no matter who you choose <strong>for</strong><br />
your transition into a new-to-you<br />
Beechcraft, your Flight Review or<br />
IPC, or other recurrent training, your<br />
instructor will have access to <strong>BPPP</strong>’s<br />
recommendations, procedures and<br />
instructional best practices. Again,<br />
it’s all about protecting lives and<br />
preserving the Beechcraft fleet.<br />
Personal Thanks<br />
As Whit has reported, thanks to your generosity the ABS Air<br />
Safety Foundation has achieved over 45% of its end-of-year<br />
find raising goal as of December 5th, and I’m confident we’ll<br />
have met or exceeded the target by the time you read this.<br />
On behalf of the Board of Directors of the ABS Air Safety<br />
Foundation and from me personally, thank you <strong>for</strong> your<br />
investment in the future of ABS safety and instructional<br />
programs. We can’t do it without you.<br />
Remember the challenge: Log at least 10 hours of<br />
Beechcraft dual flight instruction in 2013. — TT<br />
Thomas P. Turner<br />
Executive Director<br />
asf@bonanza.org<br />
Volume 13 • Number 1 AMERICAN BONANZA SOCIETY 7
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