If they accept the recent consensus of pilot-training specialists on defenses against loss of control–in flight (LOC-I), civil aviation authorities could reap the benefits of updated guidance on best practices by the end of 2013 and templates for changing regulatory requirements by late 2014, says Henry Defalque, technical officer, licensing and operations, Air Navigation Bureau, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
He offered a preview of the pending ICAO standards and recommended practices for airplane upset prevention and recovery training (UPRT) — including their estimated time of arrival — in April during the World Aviation Training Conference and Tradeshow (WATS 2013) in Orlando, Florida, U.S. The changes are significant inroads to resolving the contentious issues involved in LOC-I in commercial air transport operations, Defalque said.
LOC-I was “a little bit under the radar” until a few years ago, when awareness of the accident numbers increased, especia…
