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Old 16th Feb 2015, 19:54
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UPRT Needed

As Ian W stated in his previous reply (excellent insight!), we really have a problem with getting all commercial pilots to train for unexpected upsets to react instinctively - not with primitive brain (which seems to be pull, pull, pull!!).

A simple Google search "loss of control LOC airliner accidents" turned up an interesting article:

http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/ca...0100030600.pdf

that systematically looks at over 100 Loss of Control accidents (they are even listed in the Appendix). We have a serious problem and only radical training can deal with it. When we had Controlled Flight into Terrain as the most serious accident cause, the airline industry spent large sums to deal with it in adding the Enhanced Ground Prox system. Unless we design and incorporate a FlyByWIre Upset Recovery System, we must spend the sums to train our pilots to focus on Push-Power-Roll sequences that will save the aircraft. That same Google search pointed to a company that is already providing the type of upset training that is required -
Upset Recovery Instruction, Aerobatics Flying, Spin/Stall Flight Training - take a look!

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