A balanced perspective of mitigating risks of loss of control–in flight (LOC-I) requires an understanding of how defenses have evolved and a willingness to update pilot education and training practices based on collective expertise, says Larry Rockliff, a captain and chief test pilot, Production Flight Test, Airbus China. For 20 years, he has been one of the leaders in the field of airplane upset awareness, prevention, recognition and recovery.
He recently discussed with AeroSafety World a few aspects of government and industry progress in implementing upset prevention and recovery training (UPRT), including one project’s advances during the February meeting of a team representing the world’s major original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) of transport category airplanes. The team has been completing the first draft of Revision 3 of the influential — yet underutilized — Airplane Upset Recovery Training Aid (AURTA). Airbus, The Boeing Company and Flight Safe…
