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Arizona Flight School Launches Full Motion Flight Simulator Training  for Light Airplane Pilots to Mitigate the Loss of Control In-Flight Threat

MESA, ARIZONA USA: APS Emergency Maneuver Training announced today the unveiling of its all-new full motion simulator dedicated to providing upset recovery training to light general aviation pilots. Upset recovery training develops the piloting skills necessary to reduce the loss of control in-flight threat, the leading cause of fatalities and hull losses in commercial aviation worldwide.

APS Emergency Maneuver Training made the decision to integrate a full-motion general aviation training device in response to the aviation industry’s need for pilots to develop the skills necessary to be able to recover from a wide variety of loss of control situations. The current general aviation certification training is limited to very benign unusual attitudes and stall situations. Through the use of a certified full motion simulator training device it is possible to train pilots, with little or no experience recovering from unusual attitudes, how to recover their airplane safely to save lives and to ultimately reduce the accident rate in aviation. Some of the typical limitations to simulator training, over real or plain training, are; flight envelope fidelity, motion queuing, G-loading and unloading, as well as a general lack of reality that is unavoidable regardless of the complexity of the ground-based simulator used. These limitations can be overcome through proper identification and integration with a robust, proven curriculum to develop real-life skills necessary to reduce the loss of control in-flight threat.

“Integrating motion as part of simulator training is a very important aspect of this type of pilot skill development to ensure the training being given maximizes the ability of students to deal with a real loss of control situation.” says Paul BJ Ransbury, President of APS Emergency Maneuver Training, “Startle Factor, one of the most challenging aspects of upset recovery training, must be dealt with in a manner by which the pilot can retain positive control of the airplane and deal with the situation properly and correctly despite the threatening nature of the flight condition.” Mr. Ransbury explains that although there are limitations to full motion simulator training, is important for pilots to be capable of recovering an airplane in spite of motion and disorientation as opposed to recovering in response to motion cues. In appropriate response to mis-interpreted motion cues of the vestibular systems can quickly lead to spatial disorientation. Simply put, according to Ransbury, a pilot in an airplane upset must recover an aircraft despite their instincts prompting them to make inappropriate control inputs due to the disorientation of rarely experienced motion cues.

The most important aspects of this type of specialty training, is that it is delivered by upset recovery training experts. The training must be combined with an integrated thorough academic program utilizing repetition to proficiency techniques and recall technologies. The core elements must be integrated into a comprehensive program for pilots to develop the skills necessary to deal with a counterintuitive flight condition rarely experienced in day-to-day flight operations.

ABOUT APS EMERGENCY MANEUVER TRAINING

APS provides a spectrum of specialized training services to benefit almost any organization’s budget constraint to mitigate the Loss of Control In-Flight threat. With stand-alone and combined programs integrating multi-media academic seminars, up to Level D full flight simulators and real aircraft flight training in high performance aerobatic platforms, APS provides the safest environment possible while allowing pilots to explore any flight envelope or maneuver series desired. All APS instructor pilots are commercial airline pilots, formal course military instructors and graduates of the APS Platinum Seal Instructor Pilot Upgrade Program specially trained to deliver enjoyable, educational and safety-first aviation courses to pilots of all skill and experience levels. APS Emergency Maneuver Training offers what has been appropriately coined the “Master’s Degree Program in Upset Recovery Training” and is receiving an influx of positive attention by pilots and aviation companies throughout the aviation industry.

For media inquiries, photos and flight information, visit: www.apstraining.com or contact the APS Media Relations, Faye Topping, toll free at 1-866-359-4273 or by email faye.topping@apstraining.com.

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To help put this achievement in its proper perspective, there are approximately 92,000 CFIs in the United States. Fewer than 600 of them have achieved that distinction thus far. The last 13 national Flight Instructors of the Year were Master CFIs. Clarke is one of only 21 Arizona aviation educators to earn this prestigious “Master” title and one of only 20 nationwide to earn aerobatic accreditation. In the words of former FAA Administrator Marion Blakey, “The Master Instructor accreditation singles out the best that the right seat has to offer.”

The Master Instructor designation is the industry’s only professional accreditation recognized by the FAA. It is earned by candidates through a rigorous process of continuing professional activity and peer review. Much like a flight instructor’s certificate, it must be renewed biennially. This process parallels the continuing education regimen used by other professionals to enhance their knowledge base while increasing their professionalism. Simply put, the Master Instructor designation is a means by which to identify those outstanding aviation educators, those “Teachers of Flight,” who have demonstrated an ongoing commitment to excellence, professional growth, and service to the aviation community.

Earning this designation is tantamount to having the words summa cum laude emblazoned on an instructor’s certificate. These Masters truly represent the crème de la crème of our industry! To publicly recognize these individuals and their noteworthy accomplishments, NAFI will be hosting its “Meet the Masters” breakfasts, to which Clarke will be invited, during EAA’s AirVenture in Oshkosh and Sun ‘n Fun in Lakeland.

NAFI is dedicated to providing support and recognition for America’s aviation educators while helping them raise and maintain their level of professionalism. It is also committed to providing a safe and effective learning environment for student pilots. The Association was founded in 1967 and affiliated with EAA in 1995.

Please feel free to disseminate this information. Questions regarding the Master Instructor program may be directed to 303-485-8136 or NAFIMasters@aol.com. Additional information is available at http://www.NAFIMasters.org/ and www.NAFInet.org.

G Alexander “Sandy” Hill, MCFI
Phone: 303-485-8136
Vice President, Dir of Education
Nat’l Association of Flight Instructors
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According to Boeing’s Statistical Summary of Commercial Jet Airplane Accidents – Worldwide Operations 1959 – 2006, Loss of Control In-Flight (LOC-I) represents the most severe accident cause factor in commercial aviation over the past 10 years. This report indicates LOC-I resulted in the most crash-related fatalities from 1997 through 2006 – even more than the historic leader, Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT). Aviation safety organizations and legislating agencies continue to accurately identify the lethality and severity of LOC-I. Unfortunately, without a demonstrated ability to implement an effective solution to the loss of control threat, commercial aviation will continue to be plagued by high rates of LOC-I fatalities until an answer is found. Where CFIT can be economically addressed through the integration of ground proximity warning systems and synthetic vision instrumentation augmentation, technology does not offer a “quick fix” to LOC-I from extreme flight conditions. In response to this persistent threat, the aviation industry continues to seek innovative upset recovery training services to mitigate the LOC-I worldwide.

Founded on 13 years of rigorous course development and over 12,000 flight hours of real-airplane upset recovery instruction, APS Emergency Maneuver Training has created innovative flight training services in full motion simulators to develop highly effective upset recovery skills in professional pilots. These simulator courses of training use the world’s most advanced full flight simulators and are modeled around the recommended training procedures and training exercises dictated in the FAA Airplane Upset Recovery Training Aid. “A tremendous amount of valuable training can take place in advanced full flight simulators to instill procedural all-attitude recovery ability in pilots of any technologically advanced fixed-wing commercial aircraft.” says Paul BJ Ransbury, President of APS Emergency Maneuver Training and airline pilot, “It is the responsibility of training organizations around the world to implement standardized instructional solutions for pilots to effectively and immediately resolve threatening flight conditions before they develop into the extreme. However, if faced with an extreme flight condition beyond everyday experience thresholds, pilots should have no question as to what to do in the cockpit to save lives.” Ransbury emphasized APS Emergency Maneuver Training continues to offer a variety of statistically-proven-effective upset recovery training courses in real aircraft. By combining highly specialized ground training with full flight simulators, APS offers a risk-free training option to airlines and corporate flight departments seeking a technical and procedural solution to mitigating the loss of control risk.

About APS Emergency Maneuver Training

APS provides a spectrum of specialized training services to benefit almost any organization’s budget constraint to mitigate the Loss of Control In-Flight threat. With stand-alone and combined programs integrating multi-media academic seminars, up to Level D full flight simulators and real aircraft flight training in high performance aerobatic platforms, APS provides the safest environment possible while allowing pilots to explore any flight envelope or maneuver series desired. All APS instructor pilots are commercial airline pilots, formal course military instructors and graduates of the APS Platinum Seal Instructor Pilot Upgrade Program specially trained to deliver enjoyable, educational and safety-first aviation courses to pilots of all skill and experience levels. APS Emergency Maneuver Training offers what has been appropriately coined the “Master’s Degree Program in Upset Recovery Training” and is receiving an influx of positive attention by pilots and aviation companies throughout the aviation industry.

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In the 2007 Boeing Aircraft Company report, Statistical Summary of Commercial Jet Airplane Accidents Worldwide – 1959 to 2006, LOC-I represents the most severe causal factor of crash-related fatalities from 1997 through 2006 – even more than the historic leader, Controlled Flight Into Terrain. According to the Commercial Aviation Safety Team, there has been recent industry emphasis on fatalities being a more accurate representation of the severity of an accident as opposed to hull-losses traditionally used as the indicator.

APS formally evaluated 115 licensed pilots, of varying experience and certification levels, in their ability to recover from extreme flight conditions representative of LOC-I scenarios. Overall performance varied somewhat within pilot certification levels with professional aviators showing the best results at a 42% success rate and private pilots flying small general aviation aircraft at 28%. In just three days of specialized APS training, these same pilots were able to consistently recover from 94% of the same loss of control situations. In addition to dramatic skill development, the research also demonstrated the ability of pilots graduating from an APS 3-day 5-flight upset recovery training program to retain over 75% of their skills 18 months after completing the course. So far, the research has been internally sponsored by APS to identify the need in the marketplace and to demonstrate the effectiveness of a specialized training solution. The company is actively seeking external funding to augment their research efforts to provide a worldwide solution to prevent LOC-I accidents. More detailed information is available on the APS Emergency Maneuver Training website (www.apstraining.com) by clicking on “Media”.

“Our Loss of Control In-Flight research was motivated by the recognition that without an ability to identify the need or implement an effective solution, aviation would continue to be affected by high rates of loss of control crashes and associated fatalities indefinitely.” says Paul BJ Ransbury, President of APS Emergency Maneuver Training, “As evidenced by our research results, pilots are ill-equipped to deal with loss of control scenarios beyond the accepted limitations of their training requirements during pilot certification and recurrent simulator training. Just as important as identifying this skill deficit in pilots is our demonstrated capability to dramatically improve a pilot’s ability to effectively resolve a wide variety of loss of control situations. The exciting part is that it takes only a few days to instill these life-saving piloting skills and the increased ability lasts for years.” Mr. Ransbury continues to explain that the extensive academic understanding imparted to pilot trainees participating in APS multi-day training courses, combined with proprietary building-block advanced flight training regiments, produces pilot graduates armed with the knowledge and practical skill to recognize, avoid and, if necessary, recover from in-flight upset situations.

ABOUT APS EMERGENCY MANEUVER TRAINING: APS Emergency Maneuver Training, an FAA-approved 141 Flight School specializing in Upset Recovery, Spin Training and Instrument Recovery courses, is the largest provider of dedicated upset recovery training services in North America. Offering what has been coined the “Master’s Degree Program in Upset Recovery Training”, APS continues to receive a growing influx of positive attention by pilots and safety organizations throughout the aviation industry. As a compliment to its industry-leading training facility in Arizona, APS uses the Extra 300L German-built aerobatic training aircraft. The Extra 300L provides the safest in-flight training environment possible, yet allows a pilot to explore any flight envelope or maneuver series desired. This aircraft is the highest performance certified aerobatic aircraft in the world and allows realistic training amidst a safe environment under the guidance of expert military-trained commercially experienced flight instructors. The company has the resources to train thousands of students each year and provides complimentary course evaluations to corporate flight departments, insurance companies and training organizations interested in mitigating the LOC-I threat.

For media inquiries, photos and flight information, visit: www.apstraining.com or contact the APS VP Business Development, Tara Ransbury, toll free at 1-866-359-4273 or via email at tara.ransbury@apstraining.com.

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McNeace recently earned his aerobatic instructor accreditation under an expanded program developed jointly by NAFI and IAC. In addition to the Master CFI-Aerobatic designation available since 2001, two new designations have recently been added: Flight Instructor-Aerobatic and Certificated Flight Instructor-Aerobatic. While nine instructors currently hold the MCFI-A designation, McNeace is the country’s first aerobatic instructor to earn the CFI-A designation under this new program.

Candidates earn one of the three NAFI/IAC Aerobatic Instructor designations through a voluntary-yet-rigorous process of continuing professional activity and peer review. The program parallels the continuing education regimen used by professionals in other fields to enhance their knowledge base. The Aerobatic Instructor designation identifies those aviation educators who have demonstrated an ongoing commitment to excellence, professional growth, and service to the aviation community. This is also the only standardized program in the U.S. to officially recognize aerobatic instructors. An offshoot of the successful NAFI Master Instructor program, aerobatic designations must be renewed biennially.

NAFI and IAC–an affiliate and a division, respectively, of the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA)–are dedicated to providing support and recognition for America’s professional aerobatic instructors, while simultaneously encouraging all such instructors to aspire to and maintain a high level of professionalism. These organizations are committed to providing a safe and effective learning environment for those seeking spin, emergency maneuver/upset, and traditional aerobatic training services as well.

For more information on the NAFI/IAC Aerobatic Instructor program, e-mail the Board of Review at rich@richstowell.com.

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“It is truly an honor to present Faye with this award. She has, without fail, demonstrated consistently superior business development, management and creative growth skills over the past 7 1/2 years.” Says Paul BJ Ransbury, President of Aviation Performance Solutions LLC. Ransbury continues, “Her most powerful gift is that of daily selfless service to every client and each staff member alike. It is with great pleasure that we also welcome Faye as an owner and partner in Aviation Performance Solutions LLC.” Faye Topping leads APS in day-to-day operations in addition to being the company’s Director of Sales. As VP Business Operations, Faye interacts with each and every client that participates in any of APS’s numerous training services and adventures.

Professional Background – Faye Topping: Upon leaving the University of Saskatchewan, majoring in psychology, Faye launched her entrepreneurial career with tremendous sustained success with a leading-edge network-marketing organization where she traveled throughout North America and overseas. With over four years in sales and presenting hundreds of self-designed personal development seminars dedicated to business success in the 90s, Faye changed focus and moved into the position of Territorial Manager of Sales for State Chemical Products, Inc. based out of Cleveland, Ohio. Her keen love of aviation developed later when she was hired as the Air Show Coordinator, Operations Manager and Sales Executive for Larry Wiesner Aerobatics based out of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Three years in this fast-paced extreme aviation market brought Faye to Aviation Performance Solutions as an Air Show Team Announcer, Event Coordinator and International Account Manager. Faye was a critical member of the corporate development team that transplanted the original Canadian entity to the United States in 2001. Faye was instrumental in the dramatic growth, development and total redesign of the spectrum of business services offered by APS supporting clients from around the world. Faye currently holds the position of Vice President of Business Operations based at APS headquarters in Mesa, Arizona. In addition to being fluently bilingual in French, Faye is a friendly confident professional that puts public image and customer service second only to personal integrity.

ABOUT APS EMERGENCY MANEUVER TRAINING: APS Emergency Maneuver Training, an FAA-approved 141 Flight School specializing in Upset Recovery, Spin Training and Instrument Recovery courses, offers what has been appropriately coined the “Master’s Degree Program in Emergency Maneuver Training” and is receiving an influx of positive attention by pilots and aviation companies throughout the aviation industry. As a compliment to its industry-leading $3 million training facility in Arizona, APS uses the Extra 300L German-built aerobatic training aircraft. The Extra 300L provides the safest in-flight training environment possible, yet allows a pilot to explore any flight envelope or maneuver series desired. This aircraft is the highest performance certified aerobatic aircraft in the world and allows realistic training amidst a safe environment under the guidance of military-trained commercially-experienced expert flight instructors. The company has the resources to train thousands of students each year and offers qualifying training partners the capability to establish their very own remote turn-key upset recovery training program founded on proven APS technologies.

ABOUT FIGHTER COMBAT INTERNATIONAL: Fighter Combat International is a high-performance aviation adventure organization that provides the general public the opportunity of experiencing the thrill of being a Fighter Pilot or an Air Show Pilot. Fighter Combat’s services range from single day courses to week-long thrilling aviation experience packages. Unique in its exclusive employment of real fourth-generation military fighter pilots and instance on the presentation of modern air combat tactics and world-class aerobatic maneuvers, Fighter Combat International is the best equipped, most expertly staffed, service-focused aerial adventure company in the world today.

For media inquiries, photos and flight information, visit: www.fightercombat.com and www.apstraining.com or contact the APS VP Business Development, Tara Hamilton, toll free at 1-866-359-4273 or via email at tara.hamilton@apstraining.com.

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The announcement of the All-Attitude Upset Recovery^TM Technique is in response to rapid growth in the aviation marketplace of accelerated training programs designed to produce highly skilled pilots at all levels of professional aviation. Mentoring programs for high-performance technically advanced personal aircraft, transition training curriculums for Very Light Jet (VLJ) manufacturers as well as accelerated professional pilot certifications, such as the Multi-Crew Pilot License (MPL), have all identified upset recovery training as key training component to their syllabi.

“Loss of Control In-Flight (LCIF) continues to represent one of the leading causes of commercial aviation accidents around the world. For over a decade, APS has been on the leading edge of upset recovery research, instructional technique development and the advancement of hands-on piloting skills that save lives.” says Paul BJ Ransbury, President of APS Emergency Maneuver Training, “The All-Attitude Upset Recovery Technique integrates a century of flight envelope research with proven recovery procedures of the military, major commercial aircraft manufacturers and the Federal Aviation Administration.” Mr. Ransbury explains that the extensive academic understanding imparted to pilot trainees participating in APS’s multi-day training courses, combined with proprietary building-block advanced flight training philosophy, produces pilot graduates armed with the knowledge and practical skill to recognize, avoid and, if necessary, recover from most any in-flight upset situation.

ABOUT APS EMERGENCY MANEUVER TRAINING:

APS Emergency Maneuver Training, an FAA-approved 141 Flight School specializing in Upset Recovery, Spin Training and Instrument Recovery courses, offers what has been appropriately coined the “Master’s Degree Program in Emergency Maneuver Training” and is receiving an influx of positive attention by pilots and aviation companies throughout the aviation industry. As a compliment to its industry-leading $3 million training facility in Arizona, APS uses the Extra 300L German-built aerobatic training aircraft. The Extra 300L provides the safest in-flight training environment possible, yet allows a pilot to explore any flight envelope or maneuver series desired. This aircraft is the highest performance certified aerobatic aircraft in the world and allows realistic training amidst a safe environment under the guidance of military-trained commercially-experienced expert flight instructors. The company has the resources to train thousands of students each year and offers qualifying training partners the capability to establish their very own remote turn-key upset recovery training program founded on proven APS technologies.

For media inquiries, photos and flight information, visit: www.apstraining.com or contact the APS VP Business Development, Tara Hamilton, toll free at 1-866-359-4273 or via email at tara.hamilton@apstraining.com.

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APS Emergency Maneuver Training, an FAA-approved 141 Flight School specializing in Upset Recovery, Spin Training and Instrument Recovery courses, offers what has been coined the “Master’s Degree Program in Emergency Maneuver Training”. The APS staff of instructors are all former military formal-course instructor pilots with vast airline experience to ensure the recovery techniques taught at APS will be indispensable to the CAPT graduates throughout their professional pilot career. In addition, the APS fleet of German-built Extra 300Ls is the ideal classroom to safely instruct all aspects of the various APS training programs. Although APS teaches its course within the performance capabilities of both General Aviation and Business Jet aircraft, the Extra 300L is certified to +/- 10G’s, has no prohibited maneuvers, boasts jet-like performance and has a climb rate in excess of 3200 fpm, making it one of the safest and most capable aircraft in the sky. More information is available online at www.apstraining.com.

“CAPT is committed to providing the highest quality training available to the General Aviation Community. Whether it’s a GA Owner & Operator or a CAPT Ab-Initio Student, our training programs provide the highest level of comprehensive training available. We recognize that loss of control, while in-flight, is one of the leading causes of aviation accidents. Therefore, it only makes sense to teach pilots upset recovery techniques.” said Shawn Raker, President of Flight Training Services International, “APS Emergency Maneuver Training has demonstrated its ability to consistently provide our students with the highest quality training available in the marketplace in a manner that directly compliments our vision and training curriculum”.

CAPT, a division of Flight Training Services International, offers Cirrus owners and operators initial and recurrent training in the full line of Cirrus aircraft. CAPT also offers a full-immersion, one-year program that trains individuals with no flight experience to the highest standards of the commercial airline industry. It uses the latest technologies to deliver airline-specific training, including in-flight video cameras, self-reflecting journaling, line operations safety audits, and a curriculum built on a foundation of crew concepts and crew resource management. More information is available on-line at http://www.captprogram.org/.

For media inquiries, contact the APS Business Development Manager, Tara Hamilton, toll free at 480-459-1661 or via email at tara.hamilton@apstraining.com.

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In TrainingPort’s recurrent online course featuring APS Emergency Maneuver Training, TrainingPort presents specific upset recovery training techniques that explain and demonstrate unusual attitude recovery scenarios such as extreme nose high, low bank jet upset, or wake turbulence induced nose-low over-banked flight attitudes.

“With Loss of Control In-Flight being one of the top ranked causes of aviation accidents worldwide, TrainingPort felt the presentation of effective recovery techniques from such scenarios was the perfect method of launching our web-based recurrent training services”, said Scott Macpherson, President of TrainingPort, “Our mandate is to provide pertinent training resources that are compliant with recurrency training regulations. APS Emergency Maneuver Training’s alignment with the FAA Upset Recovery Training Aid Revision 1 made APS a natural compliment to our mission statement”. APS Emergency Maneuver Training, a FAA-approved 141 Flight School specializing in Upset Recovery, Spin Training and Instrument Recovery courses, is the leading North American organization providing these specialty courses of training for corporate pilots. APS offers a wide variety of courses focused on recognition, avoidance and, if necessary, recovery from Loss of Control In-Flight situations. Details available at www.apstraining.com .

TrainingPort consolidates the required recurrent safety training topics for business aviation pilots and delivers training from the best topic expert in each individual field. TrainingPort serves as a virtual business aviation training boutique, providing comprehensive training packages that meet the requirements of the regulations or standards under which operators fly. TrainingPort maintains an audit-ready training record demonstrating pilot currency in safety topics such as Fatigue Management, Upset Recovery Training, CFIT Avoidance, High Altitude Physiology, In- Flight Icing Considerations, and many more.

TrainingPort and APS are excited to offer this service and believe that the business aviation community will be well served by quality training delivered so simply.

For media inquiries, contact the TrainingPort.net President, Scott Macpherson via email at Scott@TrainingPort.net, by telephone at (604) 270-1343 or visit their web site at http://www.trainingport.net/.