FlightSafety Adds GV to Upset Recovery Training Course

FlightSafety International added upset prevention and recovery training (UPRT) for the Gulfstream GV at its center in Wilmington, Del. This follows the company’s inaugural UPRT course for the G550 that was announced in early August. The course offers training that can help pilots deal with loss of control, the accident category with the greatest number of fatalities in business aviation.

Course training is conducted in a full-motion simulator with an expanded aerodynamic model for upset prevention and recovery training that is qualified by the FAA’s national simulator program. The UPRT course presents “compelling scenarios” based on actual aircraft incidents, FlightSafety said. This allows pilots to safely experience and recover from in-flight loss of control and extreme high-speed events that would otherwise be too dangerous in an aircraft, according to the pilot and maintenance training firm.

UPRT is just one of a series of new advanced FlightSafety courses designed to help pilots develop and maintain core airmanship skills. Others include rejected takeoff go/no-go, energy management and CRM/human factors line oriented flight training.