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Upset Prevention and Recovery Training Expands in Europe

UTSI uses a fully aerobatic Slingsby Firefly, which allows the instructor to take the student beyond the regular flight envelope of most airplanes. Courtesy UTSI
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Key Takeaways:

  • Upset Training Solutions International (UTSI) has launched a new Upset Prevention and Recovery Training (UPRT) facility in the Netherlands to help prevent loss of control in-flight (LOC-I) accidents, a leading cause of aviation fatalities.
  • UTSI's course provides EASA Advanced UPRT FCL.745.A certification, consisting of five hours of ground school and three hours of flight training in a fully aerobatic Slingsby Firefly, essential for safely practicing recovery from upset conditions.
  • The program emphasizes highly qualified instructors, who possess extensive real-world all-attitude and transport category flight experience and have completed a specialized UPRT qualification program.
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A new upset prevention and recovery training (UPRT) facility has emerged in Europe to help prevent a common and preventable cause of aviation accidents—loss of control in-flight (LOC-I). Located one hour south of Amsterdam in the Netherlands, Upset Training Solutions International (UTSI) provides UPRT that meets the EASA criteria specified by FCL.745.A, which was recently implemented for European pilots seeking a commercial pilot and airline transport pilot certification.

Pia Bergqvist

Pia Bergqvist joined FLYING in December 2010. A passionate aviator, Pia started flying in 1999 and quickly obtained her single- and multi-engine commercial, instrument and instructor ratings. After a decade of working in general aviation, Pia has accumulated almost 3,000 hours of flight time in nearly 40 different types of aircraft.

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