Aviation Performance Solutions (APS), a provider of upset prevention and recovery training (UPRT), has introduced a Pilatus Family UPRT Programme, providing PC-12 and PC-24 pilots with upset training tailored to the aircraft they fly and the environments in which they operate.

Pilatus aircraft are built for versatility. PC-12 operations are often flown single-pilot into remote and short-field destinations, while PC-24 missions can involve high-altitude jet flying, meaning Pilatus pilots routinely operate across a broad range of missions and conditions. The new programme brings that operational context into a training solution designed to help pilots recognise, prevent and recover from unexpected upsets before they escalate into Loss of Control In-flight (LOC-I), aviation's leading cause of fatalities.

BJ Ransbury, CEO of Aviation Performance Solutions, says: “Pilatus aircraft give pilots tremendous capability and operational flexibility, requiring training that reflects the way these aircraft are actually flown.”

APS Pilatus Family UPRT combines academics, all-attitude on-aircraft training, advanced simulation, jet UPRT and type-specific virtual reality to develop transferable upset prevention and recovery skills tailored to the capabilities, operating environments and missions of PC-12 and PC-24 pilots. Building on more than a decade of supporting the Pilatus pilot community, including a partnership with the Pilatus Owners and Pilots Association (POPA), the programme gives individual pilots, owner-pilots and flight departments a clear UPRT path based on the aircraft and missions they fly.