March 11, 2010 - New Airworthiness Directive Affects G58 Barons:
AD 2010-06-02 calls for inspecting heater fuel
lines, brake lines and wiring associated with
the combustion heater in certain G58 Barons.
March 08, 2010 - ABS AVIATOR PROGRAM:
ABS recognizes members who go far beyond the
minimum requirements to become even safer
Beech pilots.
March 05, 2010 - PrezBlog #2:
In his second PrezBlog, ABS president Steve
Blythe updates members on progress at ABS
Headquarters over the past several weeks.
March 01, 2010 - 2010 ABS Convention Seminars Preview:
Here's a first look at some of the seminars
that will be featured at the ABS Convention in
Buffalo/Niagara Falls, NY September 22-
25...including some major seminar events.
February 26, 2010 - ABS Wants Your Ideas:
Join the first ABS Town Hall meeting Friday,
March 12th in San Antonio, Texas.
February 21, 2010 - ABS and ABS Air Safety Foundation Goals:
The new goals and vision for ABS and the ABS
Air Safety Foundation are detailed in ExecBlog
#2, in ABS Hangar Flying.
February 18, 2010 - AOPA Responds to Austin, TX Crash: Update #1:
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association has
updated its statement concerning the suicide attack using a light airplane against
a Federal office building in Austin, Texas.
February 17, 2010 - U.S. Pilots Must Act to Retain Pilot Privileges:
All pilots with U.S. issued paper pilot
certificates must convert their certificates
to plastic before March 31, 2010. Here's how.
February 17, 2010 - Circuit Breaker AMOC Deadline Nears:
The deadline for ordering circuit breakers required to be replaced under AD 2008-13-17 is March 31, 2010.
February 16, 2010 - Spar Web Investigation Update:
ABS met with the FAA February 11th for an
update on the spar web investigation.
February 09, 2010 - Do You Own a Classic?:
Enter your pre-1965 Bonanza, Debonair, Travel
Air or Baron in the Rolls-Royce National
Aviation Heritage Trophy competition.
February 09, 2010 - Future Fuels Update:
Aviation Consumer reports on tests by GAMI of
a possible replacement for leaded aviation
fuels.
February 08, 2010 - Your Ideas for ABS:
Tell us what you think...in Your Ideas for
ABS, in Hangar Flying.
January 26, 2010 - Changes at ABS:
ABS President Stephen Blythe and the ABS Board
announce changes at ABS headquarters, and
plans for moving forward.
January 25, 2010 - ABS-ASF/TCM Special Event:
Teledyne Continental Motors will again host an
engine operators' Special Event in conjunction
with the ABS Air Safety Foundation Service
Clinic April 29-May 2 in Fairhope, AL.
January 17, 2010 - Bendix/King GPS IFR Warning:
Honeywell Bendix/King warns pilots not to use
its GPS units for IFR departure, arrival or
approach procedures until loading a database
update.
January 14, 2010 - Hawker Beech Consolidates Support:
Hawker Beechcraft Services, RAPID and Hawker
Beechcraft Customer Support and uniting as one
organization called Hawker Beechcraft Global
Customer Support.
January 14, 2010 - Circuit Breaker SAIB Revised:
The FAA has revised its recommendations for
resetting popped circuit breakers in flight,
as a result of public comments received in
response to a December 2009 SAIB.
