Upset prevention and recovery training (UPRT) will take many airline pilots out of their comfort zone, exposing them to places unknown. For most of their instructors, too, these places until recently were unfamiliar territory. This article explains why that is the case, and will help newcomers to this subject quickly grasp the essentials of the paradigm shift under way.
Now that international standards and recommendations have been published (see “Starting Lineup”), one of the significant remaining challenges to UPRT implementation will be to assure a quality standard for all UPRT instructors that supports consistent and accurate training delivery.
New tools soon will be available for pilot-performance assessment by instructors in the simulator; however, instructor exposure to the threat environment, escalation and recovery also is essential. On-aircraft UPRT — recommended for different pilot groups in the …
