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Extra Maneuvers Training

Gemini Sparkle

Key Takeaways:

  • Current general aviation pilot and instructor training is critically deficient in preparing for severe flight upsets (e.g., stalls, spins, inverted flight), leading to a disproportionately high number of fatal accidents due to pilots' lack of experience and incorrect recovery instincts.
  • Specialized Emergency Maneuvers Training, offered by experts like Rich Stowell and organizations such as Fighter Combat International, is proven effective in teaching pilots crucial, often counter-intuitive, recovery techniques for extreme attitudes.
  • The article advocates for wider adoption of this advanced training for all pilots and instructors, including through dedicated programs and simulators, to significantly improve pilot safety and reduce fatal accident rates.
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||| |—|—| | | | Consider the following scenarios:

…You are on final approach to a major airport when your airplane unexpectedly hits wake turbulence, which turns it upside down.

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