Recent U.S. law influences specialists’ proposals for simulator upgrades and limited use of all-attitude, all-envelope training airplanes.
By Wayne Rosenkrans | From Orlando
Refinements to airplane upset prevention and recovery training (UPRT) for airline pilots will reduce the risk of accidents involving loss of control in flight (LOC‑I), panels of specialists predicted during the World Aviation Training Conference and Tradeshow (WATS 2011). In the hands of well-prepared instructors, flight simulation training devices (FSTDs) already in use worldwide adequately reinforce stall awareness and avoidance, several said at the April 19–21 event in Orlando, Florida, U.S.
The international working group they represent, however, almost literally has stepped “outside the box” as they have been drafting a recommendation for UPRT in all-attitude, all-envelope training airplanes at an intermediate stage of airline pilot preparation. Other proposals still …
