1. Loss of Control In-Flight
UPSET RECOVERY TRAINING Mitigating the Loss of Control In-Flight (LOC-I) Threat
Loss of Control In-Flight
“ … continues to be one of the leading causes of commercial aviation fatal accidents worldwide …”
CAST/ICAO Fatal Accidents - Worldwide Commercial Jet Fleet:

2. Overview The LOC-I Threat Upset Recovery Training Recommended Provider
Commercial Aviation Needs
Provider Requirements
Mandatory Results
Recommended Provider
Instructor Pilots
Course Curriculum
IP Upgrade to Client Delivery
Course Outline
Training Platform & Support
Commitment Options

3. LOC-I Threat: The Leading Causal Factor…
LOSS OF CONTROL IN FLIGHT (LOC-I or LCIF)
LOC-I refers to accidents resulting from situations in which the pilot should have maintained or regained aircraft control but did not. This is the leading cause of U.S. airline fatal accidents as well as one of the leading causes of commercial aviation accidents worldwide. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) requires each U.S. airline to develop a training program for pilots based on its specific operations and aircraft.
FAA Airplane Upset Recovery Training Aid
In 1998, the industry and the FAA published the Airplane Upset Recovery Training Aid. The goal of the training aid is to increase the pilot's ability to recognize and avoid situations that can lead to airplane upset and improve the pilot's ability to recover control of an airplane that has exceeded the normal flight regime. This goal may be accomplished by increasing awareness of potential upset situations and knowledge of flight dynamics, and by applying this knowledge to simulator training scenarios. The training aid consists of an overview for airline management, pilot guide to upset recovery, an example of an upset recovery training program, references for additional information, and a video. The training aid was revised during August 2004 to address characteristics, limitations, and procedures involving components of transport category airplanes such as rudder, vertical stabilizer and others. In-aircraft training providers should be evaluated to assess their compliance with the FAA Airplane Upset Recovery Training Aid – Revision 1.
Industry Development
There are several leaders in the field of Upset Recovery Training that are aligning efforts and resources to improve flight safety around the world and to save lives. The ultimate goal is to create standardized recovery techniques that are taught to pilots during initial certification training and reinforced throughout their careers. The ideal program would include training in both simulators and real aircraft. This type of course will require specific regulatory guidelines to ensure current and future pilots develop skills that will vastly decrease the rate of LCIF incidents. Training providers and agencies coming together include, but are not limited to: Safety Operating Systems, APS Emergency Maneuver Training, General Dynamics, Air Line Pilots Association, Boeing, Airbus and the FAA.

4. Upset Recovery Training
Commercial Aviation Needs
Mitigate the Loss of Control In-Flight Risk
Most Effective Low-Risk Solution
Training Provider Requirements
Professional Curriculum
Expert Airline-Caliber Instructors
Proven Recovery Methodology
Efficient/Effective Instructional Techniques
Able to Employ the Client’s Current FFS
Mandatory Graduate Performance Results
Competent, Proficient, Self-Aware, Self-Confident, Self-Reliant with Demonstrated Instructional Skills
LOSS OF CONTROL IN FLIGHT
There simply aren’t any secrets in what action needs to be taken to recognize, avoid and recover from unusual attitude scenarios and stalled flight conditions in every category of certified fixed-wing aircraft. Knowing "what to do" is a critical first step but is rendered useless without hands-on practical experience actually flying recoveries. Additionally, “knowing” and “doing” must be combined with an engrained pilot skill-set that can be drawn upon immediately and accurately by the pilot in an emergency situation.
PROVIDER
The selected training provider for Upset Recovery Training must provide training in a manner that compliments training being accomplished during simulator training. Additionally, the provider must have a professional curriculum and expert instructors that will ensure the skills being taught are directly transferable to the client’s aircraft and/or a course of training that can be taught in the client’s actual full flight simulator (FFS).

5. Recommended Provider APS Emergency Maneuver Training
FAA Certified Part 141 Courses
Upset Recovery Training
Instrument Recovery Training
Stall/Spin Training
13 Years of Commercial Upset Recovery Expertise
Over 10,000 Hours of Real Airplane All-Attitude Instructing Experience
Extensive Commercial and Military Technologically Advanced Flight Simulator Instructional Experience
APS Training Course Highlights
Proven Effectiveness through Formal Research
Industry Standard: FAA Airplane Upset Recovery Training Aid
Comprehensive Training Manual and Study Materials
Emphasis on Recognition and Avoidance
Instill Pro-Active Effective Recovery Skills
WHY SELECT APS EMERGENCY MANEUVER TRAINING?
APS’s primary purpose is to ensure each participating pilot receives the required training to achieve their specified skill development needs.  In matter of days, the intricacies of upset recovery training techniques are revealed by the APS team of experts. Guaranteed results are consistently produced through the structured integration of extensive academic instruction with hands-on in-flight FFS exercises. Throughout each of our programs, key learning concepts are frequently re-enforced using our proven building-block training methodology developed over the course of a decade. With over 10,000 instructional flight hours dedicated exclusively to upset recovery and emergency maneuver training, APS retains a team of recognized experts in the production of safe, educated, experienced and self-reliant pilot graduates. APS excels at exposing pilots to “edge of the envelope” maneuvering not seen during normal flight training in a manner that leads to thorough understanding and tangible piloting skills. APS teaches pilots of all skill levels how to assess a situation and then take immediate action to avoid, or recover from, any unusual attitude or botched maneuver scenario. Our team guarantees you will not be disappointed with your selected course(s) of training at APS.
Our clients can expect personalized customer service, safety-first operations, expert instruction and top-notch corporate facilities.
EXPECTATIONS... 
Our team is committed to providing the highest quality upset recovery training training available in the industry at the best value for your training dollar. APS Emergency Maneuver Training ensures our clients are in professional hands and always highly respected as fellow aviators. Our staff excels in quality customer service and, in addition to providing world-class training in leading-edge equipment, we ensure our training services are being delivered in strict adherence to the industry's highest performance standards. Our business philosophy integrates quality training amidst an easy-going enjoyable atmosphere.

6. Instructor Pilots Each APS Instructor
Vast Practical Experience:
Jet Aerobatics
All Military-Trained Instructors
All Airline Pilots
Formal Course Military Instructors
Standardized in APS Instructional Techniques
Hand-picked as Friendly, Expert Instructors that Treat Each Student as a VIP
Deployable to Any Location Worldwide
INSTRUCTORS:
Each one of our instructor pilot’s professional flight experience spans a highly specialized spectrum of aviation that uniquely qualifies them as the ideal training providers. All have extensive experience in general aviation, aerobatic maneuvering, military instruction, technologically advanced aircraft and commercial and/or transport category flight operations. As a testament to the unparalleled quality of our instructor staff, the APS President and Chief Flight Instructor is one of only eleven NAFI Master CFIs in the United States to receive "aerobatic" accreditation out of a field of over 90,000 CFIs and nearly 500 Master CFIs nationwide.
FACILITY: All APS training courses are headquartered in our modern corporate hangar/office facility centrally located at the Phx/Mesa Gateway Airport in Mesa, Arizona. If visiting Arizona is not feasible, our team of instructors is deployable to any location around the world (course-load minimums apply).

7. IP Upgrade to Client Delivery
Phase 1: IP Academic Prep
CBT Only with Progress Testing
Core Teaching: FAA Airplane Upset Recovery Training Aid – Revision 1
Phase 2: IP Practical Training
CBT Add-On Module with Testing
Face-to-Face Ground Training
Two x ½ - Day Full Flight Simulator Sessions
Phase 3: Client Delivery
Self-Study CBT (Web-Based)
Upgrade Current LOC-I Training Sessions
Possibly Offer Clients the Option of a Full-Course Program (similar IP Training with more emphasis on repetition to proficiency)

8. Course Summary Simulator IP Upgrade Curriculum Summary
Self-Study CBT Integration (13 hours total CBT)
Extensive Aerodynamics on the Physics of Upsets
Academic Development of Proven Recovery Skills & Instructional Techniques
2 x 4-hour Hands-On Training Sessions
Thoroughly Covers:
Upset Recovery Skills and Techniques
Wake Turbulence Upsets
Unusual Attitudes
Advanced Stalls / Uncoordinated Stalls
Instrument Recovery Training
Instructional Techniques
Deployable Worldwide
APS Techniques are Formally Researched & Proven
SIMULATOR IP-UPGRADE UPSET RECOVERY TRAINING COURSE
This 3-day course is APS's answer to the needs of commercial airline pilots and corporate flight departments seeking a new feature in life-saving safety training. This course combines self-study CBT programs with face-to-face ground training seminars and practical hands-on FFS sessions. As in all APS courses, clients receive comprehensive ground, flight and post-flight instruction on situations from stalls to over-bank unusual attitudes to high-altitude high-gross stall scenarios, including basic aerobatics to reinforce recovery skills. Aircraft upsets and unusual attitudes can happen just as easily in IMC as they can in VMC … recognize, avoid, recover if necessary ... be prepared.
APS COURSES OF TRAINING ACCOMPLISH THE FOLLOWING  
Immerse pilots into the world of unusual attitude and uncommon flight envelope conditions while instilling participants with effective recognition, avoidance and recovery capabilities. Graduates can expect the development of:
Increased awareness of all upset scenarios
Early recognition and avoidance skills through practical experience and understanding
Decisive recovery techniques
Build leadership and judgment in high pressure, time critical flight environments
Improve safety of flight

9. Training Platform and Support
Any Full Flight Simulator (FFS)
Contractor Provides FFS with Technician
Typically 2 x 4-hr Sim Sessions
Recording Capability Preferred
Video & Audio
Simulator Performance
Spec Sheet for Simulated Aircraft Type
Preferably All-Attitude Flight Modeling
Facility Support
Briefing Room (½ Hour Prior)

10. APS Commitment Options
Advance Confirmation Required to:
Hold Training Slots, and
Receive Booking Confirmation & Training Materials
2-Day Course: Loading and Planning
Variable Course Loads Available (plan for two sessions of ½ day (4-hours each per Student)
Minimum 4-Students required for 3-Day Deployment
Course Fees* (Assumes use of APS LMS for CBT, 2 Students per Sim Session and use of Contactor’s FFS)
Phase 1: $250 per Individual Student IP
Phase 2: $1990 per Individual Student IP
Phase 3: TBD (varies with course design & delivery)
Travel Expenses are Additional
Payment Options
50% Deposit to Hold Training Slots
Attractive Multi-Year Contract and Quantity Discounts Available

11. Overview The LOC-I Threat Upset Recovery Training Recommended Provider
Commercial Aviation Needs
Provider Requirements
Mandatory Results
Recommended Provider
Instructor Pilots
Course Curriculum
IP Upgrade to Client Delivery
Course Outline
Training Platform & Support
Commitment Options

12. Loss of Control In-Flight
QUESTIONS?
Loss of Control In-Flight
… continues to be one of the leading causes of commercial aviation fatal accidents worldwide.
CAST/ICAO Fatal Accidents - Worldwide Commercial Jet Fleet: