Upset Recovery Training
For many years, the term ‘Upset Recovery Training‘ has been a specialized industry buzz-phase identifying a highly specialized discipline of advanced flight training. Depending upon the reference, Upset Recovery Training can be limited to a narrow spectrum of non-stalled out-of-the-ordinary flight conditions or can encompass the entire spectrum of emergency maneuver situations from classic power-off stalls to extreme unusual attitudes to wake turbulence to fully developed aerodynamic spins.
At APS Emergency Maneuver Training, we consider Upset Recovery Training to encompass the entire field of adverse flight-attitude and flight-envelope situations irrespective of whether they are pilot-induced, environmentally-induced or system anomaly-induced. Quality courses in Upset Recovery Training must always focus on recognition and avoidance through enhanced awareness. Recovery training is crucial yet must not take precedence over the pilot’s education in prevention and diagnosis of potential upset situations.
Current Status of Upset Recovery Training in Aviation
Today’s aviation training marketplace does not currently offer a tangible solution to dealing with Loss of Control In-Flight (LOC-I) using readily available assets and knowledge resources. This is primarily due to the perceived risk of thorough upset recovery training, the limited accuracy of simulator fidelity in extreme flight conditions, and the stark absence of instructor knowledge to effectively teach all-attitude all-envelope recovery procedures.
Fortunately, in our decade of experience instructing upset recovery techniques at APS to thousands of pilots of all experience levels in real aircraft and advanced flight simulators, we have found it is the total absence of fundamental all-attitude recovery skills, not simulator fidelity or aircraft type, that is the leading contributing factor to industry-wide piloting deficiency in extreme upset recovery capability.
Is There a Solution?
Yes. With just a few hours of dedicated all-attitude upset recovery training, pilots of every skill-level can be armed to effectively and efficiently deal with any recoverable in-flight upset. APS offers a variety of solutions to meet almost any personal or flight department budget as follows:
