Pilot Proficiency

Prevailance Aerospace Turns Training Upside-down

Wednesday, September 07, 2016 at 12:52 AM ET

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Key Takeaways:

Loss of control (LOC) is the leading cause of fatal general aviation accidents, often linked to degraded hand-flying skills and over-reliance on automation, highlighting the critical need for advanced pilot training.
Prevailance Aerospace provides Upset Prevention and Recovery Training (UPRT) primarily using real, aerobatic aircraft (like the Extra 330LX), offering a visceral and psychologically impactful experience that high-fidelity simulators cannot fully replicate.
The training, led by former military aviators, focuses on preventing LOC and developing the muscle memory and analytical skills to recover from upsets by teaching pilots to analyze situations before reacting, thus combating the "startle effect."

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