Upset Recovery News- 2022 APS Upset Training Scholarship Recipient Graduates UPRT Course
- United Aviate Academy Flight Students to Receive Upset Prevention and Recovery Training by Aviation Performance Solutions
- Aviation Safety Leader Announces Expanded Leadership with Demand for More Pilots Worldwide
- Online Pilot Safety Summit Targeting #1 Fatal Aviation Risk – Loss of Control In-flight
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Delta and APS Upset Training Featured in AeroSafety World
Delta Airlines has partnered with Aviation Performance Solutions (APS) to prepare 16 flight simulator instructors to design fleet-specific UPRT for 8 jet airplane types. Delta is the first major US carrier to integrate this specialized training from APS. This training will eventually provide more than 11,000 pilots with skills and knowledge to prevent an upset from developing as well as ensure correct recovery in the event of an upset. Continue reading
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UPRTA Paper Addresses ICAO Manual on Aeroplane Upset Prevention and Recovery Training
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has created Document 10010, Manual on Aeroplane Upset Prevention and Recovery Training outlining broad principles for the delivery of Upset Prevention and Recovery Training (UPRT). UPRTA congratulates ICAO on the creation of this much needed guidance document, and … Continue reading
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NTSB Chairman Cites Loss of Control In-Flight as a Primary Threat to Air Safety
Deborah A.P. Hersman, Chairman National Transportation Safety Board The video below shows the recorded opening remarks to the Royal Aeronautical Society’s Flight Simulation Group meeting on 9 November 2011 in London, UK. The NTSB chairman encourages the enhancement of flight … Continue reading
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WSJ: Air France Crash Report Likely to Alter Pilot Training
French accident investigators on Friday are expected to release a report confirming their initial findings and offering new details of how pilot errors, combined with a fluke of cockpit automation, led to the 2009 crash of an Air France jet … Continue reading
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WSJ: Major Changes Building In Commercial-Pilot Training
LE BOURGET, France –Calling for fundamental changes in aviator training, a group of international experts has recommended that new airline pilots practice certain emergency maneuvers while flying small planes rather than sitting in simulators, which is the current practice. Original … Continue reading
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GAJSC 2011, Loss of Control In-Flight (LOC-I) Leading Cause
The following accident analysis information was presented in the June 2011 Issue of Sport Aviation magazine … 10-Years of Accidents and Causal Factors THE GENERAL AVIATION JOINT STEERING COMMITTEE (GAJSC) and Safety Analysis Team (SAT) continues to focus on data-driven … Continue reading
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FAA to Seek Major Changes in Pilot Training
Original Wall Street Journal Article By ANDY PASZTOR Federal regulators on Wednesday are slated to propose enhanced pilot-training rules to ensure cockpit crews can maintain control of airliners in the event of stalls, cockpit-automation failures and other flight emergencies. The … Continue reading
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UPRTA Announces Commitment to Aviation Safety Regulators
Based on industry developments initiated by the Federal Aviation Administration, EASA, the Royal Aeronautical Society and other regulatory agencies worldwide, the non-profit international Upset Prevention & Recovery Training Association (UPRTA) has been formed by upset recovery, stall/spin and advanced maneuver … Continue reading
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