Originally Posted by
Tay Cough
If a student is presented earlier, there would perhaps be an expectation from an examiner that they are to carry out a light aircraft UA during test when they have just spent a few days having that beaten out of them by a UPRT instructor.
If UPRT instructors are required to ensure that students have their prior training beaten out of them, there is something wrong with the system. On a good UPRT course the student should learn why different handling techniques may be needed for different aircraft types. A particular issue is the low thrust line on jet transport aircraft with under wing engines which may require different use of power in a nose high or approach to stall situation (as compared to business jets with rear engines, turboprops, MEP or SEP)
But the concern is areas such as spiral dive recovery where differences in technique may be insisted upon when they are not justified by differences in handling various types of aircraft.