Story ID: 596
FlightSafety Expanding Upset Recovery Program
By: Chad Trautvetter
Caption: Added will be the Cessna Citation CJ3; Gulfstream G450 and G650; Beechcraft King Air 350; and Pilatus PC-12.
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FlightSafety International (Booth G043) is adding five more business aircraft types to its advanced upset-prevention and recovery training program, which was first introduced for the Gulfstream GV and G550 last June. The new types are the Cessna Citation CJ3; Gulfstream G450 and G650; Beechcraft King Air 350; and Pilatus PC-12. Courses for the new types will become available between now and the end of this year. Locations and start dates will vary by aircraft type, FlightSafety said.

The company’s program uses the only flight simulator expanded with aerodynamic, flight control and motion models specifically for upset prevention and recovery training that is qualified by the U.S.  Federal Aviation Administration’s National Simulator Program. According to FlightSafety, the models developed and incorporated into the simulators include low speeds that replicate full aerodynamic stalls and extreme high speeds beyond VMO and MMO.

Of particular interest to European operators, “FlightSafety’s advanced upset-prevention and recovery courses exceed EASA requirements,” noted Dann Runik, the company’s executive director for advanced training programs. “Our courses are aircraft type-specific and include manufacturer-approved techniques and procedures for recovering from upsets due to aerodynamic stall, as well as high-speed/Mach events well in excess of the certified maximum speeds.

“Pilots safely experience historically accurate upset scenarios while very low to the ground, as well as night and instrument meteorological conditions, which would be far too dangerous to do in an aircraft. The training also helps pilots to increase their knowledge of aerodynamics and develop new skills that are critical to safe operations.”