UPRT - Flying Academy Prague

Overview of the UPRT

UPRT stands for airplane upset prevention and recovery training and constitutes a combination of theoretical knowledge and flying training with the aim of providing the flight crew with the required competencies to both prevent and recover from situations in which an airplane unintentionally exceeds the parameters for line operation or training (airplane upsets).

With the objective to introduce different ‘levels’ of UPRT at various stages of a professional pilot’s career, EASA has published its Opinion No 06/2017 and is currently revising the existing acceptable means of compliance (AMC) and guidance material (GM) published with regard to the provisions of Annex I (Part-FCL) to Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011 as follows.

Course Aim

The aim of the Advanced Upset Prevention Recovery Training (UPRT) is to amplify knowledge and skills in upset prevention and especially upset recovery, with the final objective of exposing students and making them more resilient to psychological and physiological aspects, usually experienced with dynamic upset, which is difficult to be done in a simulator. A course completion certificate will be issued at the end of the course.

An Advanced UPRT Course

It will include at least 5 hours of theoretical instruction as well as at least 3 hours of dual flight instruction in an airplane, with the aim to enhance the student’s resilience to the psychological and physiological aspects associated with upset conditions.

Class- or type-related UPRT during class or type rating training will address the specificities of the relevant class or type of airplane.

Who needs to undergo UPRT training?

If you have completed your training before the 20th of December, 2019, and plan to continue your pilot training with type rating qualification you need to undergo Advanced UPRT course under FCL.745.A.

Requirements

PPL (A) license or higher with valid SEP (Land) qualification OR to be enrolled in an Integrated ATPL course
Valid Class 2 Medical

Course Curriculum

Academic Training

UPRT Philosophy
Criticality of academic/practical knowledge, especially AoA
Understanding what a Flight Upset is and isn’t
How to AVOID Flight Upsets – Causes, Awareness, TEM, Automation mode confusion
How to RECOGNISE Flight Upsets – Understanding what ‘normal’ looks like, and why pilots lose SA

How to RECOVER from Flight Upsets – Recovery strategies
Review of counter-intuitive recovery actions and associated challenges
Managing Startle and Fear – the biggest challenge of all
Simplifying Flight Upset Recovery
Developing resilience – building layers of UPRT protection and the UH Coping Funnel

On Aircraft Training

Steep and Maximum Rate Turns
Slow Flight at Vs1g – level turns; turning and climbing/descending
Stalling – Clean, power On and Off
Stalling – Accelerated
Stalling – Go-arounds
Upset Recovery – Nose High / Wings level and banked, high & low speed
Upset Recovery – Nose Low / Wings level and banked, high & low speed

Upset Recovery – High Bank angle / Overbank
Upset Recovery – From maneuver and Ballistic (vertical)
Upset Recovery – Trim runaways
Spin – Incipient
Spin – Spiral Dive
Wake Turbulence Recoveries
Human Factors – Situational Awareness, Startle & Stress Response, Threat & Error Management, Crew Resource Management in the GA environment

UPRT Remote Training

Flying Academy offers three methods of remote training for UPRT:

eLearning

eLearning of all academic content through our LMS

Workshops

Workshops to address the basic training needs for UPRT

Remote Training

Remote training through a high-bandwidth camera and data transfer system

UPRT Training