Overview 

At SAW, our UPRT is designed to train pilots to recover from a wide variety of situations throughout the entire attitude spectrum. Quick recovery from any recoverable in-fight upset situation is the goal, and attainable with a few hours of instruction. LOC-I mitigation is a top priority for the FAA, NTSB, and other aviation organizations, and SAW’s goal is to give you the knowledge, skills, and confidence you need to prevent and/or recover from any recoverable LOC-I incident.​

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Loss Of Control – Inflight (LOC-I) is the number one cause of fatalities in airplanes. For General Aviation, LOC-I has more fatalities than the next 9 categories combined!* The statistics show that all pilots really should get UPRT. Unfortunately, there are far too many preventable mishaps occurring on a regular basis. Most of these can likely be attributed to inadequate skills in stall/spin prevention/recovery, lack of all-attitude recovery skills, and poor decision making. Proper training is one of the main cures. Insurance underwriters want all pilots to have UPRT and doing so will likely make pilots easier to insure. In these tough times, UPRT has more benefits than ever before.

All Upset Prevention and Recovery Training (UPRT), aerobatic, and spin courses are done in SAW’s Super Decathlon. Flight profiles are listed below course descriptions (click on Learn More below). We may also be able to provide custom courses as needed. If you are looking for something different than what is listed here, give us a call.
 

Pilots in Training (PT) who successfully complete SAW courses earn a course completion certificate and a letter that describes the training received. This may be useful for those pilots seeking jobs and to provide a record of training. Some insurance companies provide a discount on premiums for completion of an UPRT course.

All of our UPRT courses are approved for FAA Wings program credits. For more info on the FAA Wings program, see HERE.

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Courses 

*According to GAJSC's Accident data, 2008-2015