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MASTER YOUR #1 FATAL THREAT with PROVEN UPRT PROGRAMS 

Loss of Control In-flight is aviation’s top cause of fatalities. APS’s trusted UPRT programs equip you and the pilots in your flight department with the skills to handle the unexpected.

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LOSS OF CONTROL IN-FLIGHT: Are you at risk?

Aviation’s safety record reflects the success of modern pilot training, yet LOC-I persists as the leading cause of fatalities. Not because pilots are unskilled, but because even seasoned pilots are unprepared for the real-world nature of unexpected upsets. When an aircraft upset occurs, several powerful forces work against recovery:

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DELAYED RECOGNITION

Even experienced pilots can miss upset cues without targeted preparation that builds real-world recognition and response.
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HUMAN FACTORS

Surprise, stress, and cognitive overload dramatically reduce pilot performance—especially in time-critical situations.
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COUNTERINTUITIVE CONTROLS

Instinctual responses developed in the normal flight envelope often lead pilots to react in ways that intensify an upset condition.

LOC-I RISK ASSESSMENT MATRIX

When we apply LOC-I to the aviation Risk Likelihood-Severity Matrix, it ranks as both possible and catastrophic—an intolerable risk.

Mitigating that risk through Upset Prevention & Recovery Training (UPRT) takes pilots beyond standard qualification to an expert level of readiness, where recovery techniques are ingrained, understanding is deep, and the capacity to respond effectively extends even to rare and unexpected scenarios.

 

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Your proven uprt partner...

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Industry Leading TRAINING

With over 25 years of specialization in Upset Prevention and Recovery Training, APS has helped thousands of professional pilots build the advanced manual handling skills, judgment, and resilience needed to recognize, prevent and recover from unexpected in-flight upsets. Our standardized and vetted programs are trusted by major U.S. airlines, flight departments, insurance providers and the U.S. Army.

Credited with saving lives and backed by data showing measurable improvements in pilot response and decision-making, APS training programs adhere to the Every Pilot In Control Solution Standard™ (EPIC-S2™) for effective and safely delivered UPRT.

CUSTOMIZED PROGRAMS 

APS programs combine on-aircraft training (piston and jet), simulation, virtual reality, and targeted academics through a standardized methodology proven to build transferable skills.

Training is customized to what, where, and how you fly, building skill fluency and airmanship that enhance safety, sharpen manual handling, and deliver lasting value on every flight. The result is ingrained recovery capabilities and long-term resilience—so you’re prepared when it matters.

Speak with a UPRT advisor to get the ideal program for your flight operations:

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When readiness becomes reality

APS Upset Prevention and Recovery Training delivers value on every flight—enhancing manual handling, sharpening situational awareness, and reinforcing core airmanship. Even if you never encounter a full upset, the benefits extend far beyond the edge of the envelope.

In the reviews and testimonials below, you’ll hear directly from APS-trained pilots across Fortune 100 flight departments, major U.S. airlines, military organizations, and more. Discover why graduates consistently describe APS UPRT as training no pilot should fly without.

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Brian Perrin
19 Jun 2025
“Absolutely the most valuable training I’ve ever had as a professional aviator. Phenomenal every time.”
Frank McGrath
26 May 2025
“Without a doubt, this is the type of training which one prays they will never have to put into practise. But, I have have been flying commercially for 35 years and have had a licence for longer than that and I must say this was the 4 most valuable days of training in an airplane that I have ever had!! All aspects of the training are logical, ...”
Rain Vasquez
11 Mar 2025
“Invaluable training! Although the mechanics of an unusual attitude recovery can be replicated in the sim, there is simply no substitute for practicing them in an actual aircraft. APS provided an excellent training environment to experience stalls, unusual attitudes and spin recovery all under the supervision of very experienced and friendly ...”
Paul Roddy
28 Feb 2025
“Just home from a 4-day training event at APS. All three pilots in our flight department have now completed the same course (Jet Pilot Integrated Upset Training plus High Altitude) and the experience was exceptional for each of us. The attention to detail in all facets of the operation are noteworthy. The people working and running APS are what ...”
Rafael Ricardo
25 Feb 2025
“Very nice and professional environment and operation. Excellent team from reception to instructors. Very well designed and structured training program and maneuvers sequence during all lessons. I had a great deal of experience and knowledge exchange! Thank you all APS Team!”
Stelios Voutsinos
27 Jan 2025
“Professional and customer oriented training. Excellent program that would benefit any pilot. Looking forward to the recurrent training!”
Shawn Disarufino
10 Dec 2024
“Outstanding experience from beginning to end. Very informative classroom instruction amplified by the practical experience in the aircraft. I highly recommend this training to every professional pilot, regardless of experience level. By the way it was also a lot of fun! Thanks APS”
Brian Knauss
10 Dec 2024
“Great experience and great instructors. Beneficial for any pilot to learn advanced aerodynamics and experience it real time in a aircraft rather than simulator.”
Vito Mokhtar
19 Sep 2024
“The passion, the drive, the level of care and knowledge, it’s unmatched, it’s unbelievable, you walk in a pilot, you come out a hella of a confident pilot, exceptional client services, thank you for all you have taught me.”
Kesuma Suprobo
12 Sep 2024
“An incredible experience! The staff is extremely professional and the facilities are top notch! The training that they provide here is invaluable and lifesaving. The instructors were very experienced and had a wealth of knowledge. Thank you all for the training! I left knowing more and feeling more confident!”
Nick Harwood
3 May 2024
“A great group of people all around! The training was a blast and I learned a ton! I hate to say it but I was surprised at how much I learned. As a large cabin Gulfstream pilot I've certainly been through Flight Safety and the like a few times but have never looked at upsets and the recovery strategy like this. Most importantly, we put it into ...”
Andrew Alper
1 Apr 2024
“I am an owner operator of a CJ3+. I have been fortunate to have a lot of high quality training over my 45 years of flying. The four days I spent with APS in Mesa are easily the best aviation training I have experienced. The program is highly structured but the environment is relaxed, welcoming and friendly. I had three instructors all of whom ...”
Sean Johns
7 Mar 2024
“One of the most professional schools I have been fortunate enough to attend in my career. I take this type of training deadly serious and found it was very beneficial. I flew with “Duke” and he could not have been a better advanced instructor. All of the people at this school went out of their way to make it absolutely an amazing experience. Great ...”
Trevor Rowley
29 Feb 2024
“I am so grateful I was able to complete this training. I wish every pilot could do it! Life saving stuff. The recovery model is brilliant; simple and applicable to basically any situation and aircraft. Also, “Monty” is the absolute MAN! Thanks APS!!”
Monty Cox
6 Jan 2024
“First, let me say that APS offers truly invaluable training material. I am leaving with a stronger understanding of the upset recovery procedures as well as the aerodynamic principles of stalls and spins. After completing their program, I feel that I am a more confident, competent, and [most of all] a safer pilot. I can not recommend their upset ...”
Mark Smidt
13 Dec 2023
“Very good and very beneficial training for anyone of any experience level and type of flying. Most people don’t want to address worst case scenarios or don’t want to make the investment in it but I would highly recommend training with APS. They have developed a solid strategy for avoiding and recovering from loc-I and impart the knowledge and ...”
Paul Farrah
29 Sep 2023
“I've spend 2 intensives days with ground school and 4 flights in an Extra 300. Being a single engine PPL with low hours was at first quite intimidating given the air exercises required to go through the upset prevention and recovery training. The team at APS (Admin, Flight Ops, and Instructors) is outstandingly welcoming and made my experience so ...”

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“I think this training is absolutely invaluable—from a private pilot to a fighter pilot to an A380 captain.”
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“I think I’ve learned more in three days about upset recovery than I have in 30 years of flying.”
Sean Korba
Professional Pilot Upset Training
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“In the civilian world, there’s no training like this we ever experience that gives us the ability, the understanding, and certainly the technique to recover from something that could happen to us in a situation that we’re left with very little options, if none at all.”
Joe Macey
Professional Pilot Upset Training
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“...We take the things that we learn here—the procedures—and we apply them directly.”
Bert Close
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“I've been given those tools, given the confidence to identify a situation—get myself out of it methodically...”
Jonathan Stewart
Professional Pilot Upset Training
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“I'm a better pilot today than I was five days ago...”
Steve Lapriore
Professional Pilot Upset Training
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Bring everyone Home safely 

This short clip reveals the people, tech, and EPIC-S2™ standard behind our training—and shows how APS UPRT ingrains transferable, cockpit-ready skills.