APS Training Clients: Preparation Video
Clarke “Otter” McNeace, VP – Flight Operations Aerobatic, Upset Recovery & Spin Training Instructor
Director of Flight Training / Check Pilot
NAFI Master CFI-Aerobatic
United States’ First NAFI CFI-Aerobatic
- Part 141 Assistant Chief Flight Instructor / Gold Seal Flight Instructor
- Certified Flight Instructor (CFI) / Advanced Ground Instructor (AGI)
- Multi-Engine Instructor (MEI) / Instrument Instructor Airplane (CFII/MEII)
- FAASTeam Lead Representative
- 11,000+ Flight Hours
- U.S. Navy: 8 yrs active duty
- F/A-18 Hornet Instructor | Fighter Weapons Instructor
- Strike Phase Instructor | Landing Signal Officer (LSO) with Training Qual
- 36 combat missions: Desert Storm/ Southern Watch
- 300 carrier-arrested landings:
- USS Midway, USS Independence, USS Nimitz,
- USS America, USS Lexington
- Memberships: IAC, NAFI, CUATE
- Airline Transport Pilot – 10 years | Airline Captain, B-737 – 5 years
- Tailwheel, Complex, Sailplane endorsements
- B.S. Computer Science, University of Kansas
Professional training dedicated to helping pilots acquire the skills necessary to cope with an unexpected upset is essential. Having flown with APS Emergency Maneuver Training it is clear their training meets the need. By blending academic, simulation, and on-aircraft flight training into an effective syllabus, I think they have one of the best, if not the best, programs for upset recovery training in the world...