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How to Teach Beech
The ABS Flight Instructor Academy teaches certificated
flight instructors the techniques and procedures
devel oped by ABS’s contracted instructors in over three
decades of teaching in Beech aircraft. The Academy
serves hree purposes:
c 1 Educating and standardizing experienced Beechcraft
instructors, to acquaint CFIs with the many variations
of ABS-type airplane systems and operation, add new
instructors to BPPP, and increase the training options
available to ABS members;
c 2 Educating and standardizing certificated flight instructors
who do not yet have significant type-specific experience,
to improve the safety and quality of the Beechcraft
instruction they provide and support developing
the next generation of BPPP instructors; and
c 3 Providing a convenient, low cost and standardized
method of renewing BPPP instructor accreditation as a
biennial ABS/BPPP requirement.
ABS’s goal with the ABS Flight Instructor Academy is
to ensure that Beech pilots everywhere have convenient
access to safe, informed and effective type-specific
training, in or out of the BPPP system. This is a major effort
in support of the mission of the ABS Air Safety Foundation
to protect lives and preserve the Beechcraft fleet.
Tuition for the 19-course online ABS Flight Instructor
Academy is only $125.
What the Instructor Gets
Complete the entire ABS Flight Instructor Academy
online course and your name, business name (as applicable),
location, and contact information will be listed on
the ABS website. Current and prospective ABS members
will be able to see this referral list when looking for an
instructor for transition and recurrent training, flight
reviews and instrument proficiency checks.
As an ABS Flight Instructor Academy graduate you
may be eligible to become a contract instructor for
the Beechcraft Pilot Proficiency Program (BPPP). As
a BPPP CFI, you’ll be eligible to provide flight training
resulting in award of a completion certificate in
the BPPP Online+Flight and BPPP LIVE programs.
BPPP completion certifi cates result in substantial aircraft
insurance discounts for aircraft owners, so your
services will be in great demand. Your name, location,
and contact information will be added to the BPPP
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