A regular highlight of the NBAA conventions—which this year took place in Las Vegas—is the well-attended Single Pilot Safety Standdown, typically held the day before the show begins. The topics focus on single-pilot operations like fatigue, the intricacies of dealing with complex cockpit technology and loss of control inflight, still the largest single cause of industry fatalities. Three years ago, the NBAA Safety Committee created the popular single-pilot training video, Alone in the Cockpit specifically to address the problem.
APS Aims to Tackle Loss of Control for Single-Pilot Operators
Key Takeaways:
- Recent NTSB data presented at the NBAA Single Pilot Safety Standdown revealed that single-pilot operations face a 10 times greater risk of Loss of Control In-flight (LOC-I) compared to two-pilot operations.
- In response to this elevated risk, Aviation Performance Solutions (APS) launched a Single Pilot LOC-I Safety Initiative.
- The initiative offers the first 50 single-pilot operators a complimentary 1-hour advanced simulator session when they enroll in an APS multi-day on-aircraft Upset Prevention and Recovery Training (UPRT) program, aiming to provide comprehensive training to reduce LOC-I risk.
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