ABS Air Safety Foundation Campaign

Put your gear down… and keep it down.

Gear-up and gear-collapse mishaps are the single biggest threat to the longevity of the Beechcraft fleet. This campaign equips pilots, owners, and mechanics with the training, tools, and habits to prevent them — every flight, every approach, every time.

Take the Pledge See the Numbers

driver of Beechcraft hull insurance losses

$$$

rising premiums and tightening underwriting fleet-wide

3 sec

to confirm 3 green — the cheapest insurance you'll ever buy

100%

preventable with the right habits, training, and maintenance

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The Problem, and a Solution

A short film from the ABS Air Safety Foundation: what the numbers really say, and the practical habits that keep the gear down where it belongs.

Three Audiences. One Goal.

Everyone has a role in keeping the gear down.

The campaign is built around the three groups whose decisions determine whether a Beechcraft lands on its wheels or its belly.

For Pilots

Pilot Training Videos

Distraction management, abnormal-procedure discipline, and the verbal callouts that catch a missed gear extension before the runway does.

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For Mechanics

Mechanic Training Videos

Inspection technique, rigging, retraction tests, and the service-bulletin awareness that prevents the failures pilots can't fly around.

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For Owners

Owner Maintenance Responsibilities

Between annuals, your eyes on the airplane matter most. Inspection checklists, articles, and the regulatory line you're on the hook for.

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Voices from the Fleet

Pilots, mechanics, and owners who put their gear down.

"I've flown Bonanzas for thirty-two years. The day I started saying 'gear down, three green' out loud — even solo — is the day I stopped trusting my hands and started trusting my checklist."

Capt. R. Hollis · A36 owner, 4,800 hrs

"Every gear-up I've inspected had three or four warning signs the owner missed between annuals. The airplane was trying to tell them. They weren't listening."

M. Pereira, A&P/IA · Beechcraft specialist

"The pledge isn't a promise to be perfect. It's a promise to add one more layer of defense — to be the pilot who lands on the wheels because the discipline was built in long before the pattern."

J. Whitmore · Baron 58 owner

"Aftermarket gear-warning systems aren't a substitute for technique. They're a backstop. Both belong in the airplane."

S. Nakamura · CFII, MEI

Be Part of the Solution

Take the PYGD Pledge.

Add your name, your airplane, and your N-number to the public list of pilots committed to preventing gear-up and gear-collapse accidents — and help preserve the Beechcraft fleet for the next generation.

"I hereby pledge to inspect and operate my landing gear correctly, to employ techniques to manage distractions and confirm full gear extension in normal and abnormal inflight conditions, and to uphold my legal responsibility to ensure the landing gear system is properly maintained — to prevent gear-up and gear-collapse accidents and help preserve the Beechcraft® fleet."

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