Following closely behind the National Transportation Safety Board’s successful Loss of Control Inflight Roundtable, Phoenix-based Aviation Performance Solutions said a key reason LOC-I continues to be such a persistent and lethal threat to aviation safety stems from a number of misconceptions that continue to be either neglected or go unrecognized by agencies and organizations.
APS Creates Critical Issues Addendum to NTSB LOC-I Roundtable
Key Takeaways:
- Loss of Control Inflight (LOC-I) persists as a significant aviation safety threat, often due to neglected misconceptions and insufficient training despite an international consensus on mitigation strategies.
- Aviation Performance Solutions (APS) highlights that flight simulators have critical limitations in accurately modeling the dynamic, non-linear aerodynamics of complex upset conditions like slipping and skidding stalls.
- APS advocates for comprehensive Upset Prevention and Recovery Training (UPRT) that includes actual flight training in aerobatic aircraft to effectively teach critical maneuvers and help pilots manage cognitive and physiological responses to unexpected upsets.
- Current pilot licensing standards are deemed insufficient, with recommendations from bodies like FAA's LOCART ARC and ICAO for mandatory, comprehensive in-flight UPRT, especially at the commercial pilot level.
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