LOC-I (Loss of Control-Inflight) UPRT (Upset Prevention and Recognition Training)

Presenter:

Dr. Preven. Naidoo. South African Airways

Satellite photos clearly show active meso-scale convective system (MCS) across the flight path, which developed rapidly

around 2300-0100 UTC.

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After all, AF447 had three highly trained pilots flying for one of the most prestigious

fleets in the world. If they could fly a perfectly good plane into the ocean, then

what airline could plausibly say,

"Our pilots would never do that"?

Defining LOC-I

Jet Upset may result in the Loss of Control Inflight

Defining LOC-I

Research shows that LOC-I is primarily the result of pilot error.

“Loss of control” is an unintended deviation of an aircraft from the intended flight path. This deviation or loss of control from the intended flight path manifests itself within three basic realms of flight:

1. Stall (coffin-corner?)

2. Spin

3. Overbanked flight

The STARTLE factor

"Basic manual and cognitive flying skills tend to decline because of lack of practice, and thus feel

for the aircraft can deteriorate." - EASA

Training for LOCI

In 2009, the Royal Aeronautical Society created ICATEE, the International Committee for Aviation Training in Extended Envelopes

ICATEE

ICATEE is developing a manual of upset prevention and recovery training for ICAO.

Awareness Recognition and Avoidance Recovery

SUPRA Simulation of Upset Recovery in Aviation

Desdemona

Training at South African Airways Training in stall recovery at varying altitudes

PRACTICE at flying in alternate and direct control law as well as normal law close to the edges of the flight envelope (for instance in Airbus types)

Flying exercises that test whether pilots understand aerodynamics in practice as well as in theory

More surprise events in recurrent training scenarios to prepare pilots - individually and as a crew - to react calmly to the unexpected.

Thank you for the opportunity and your time.

Write to, Dr. Preven. Naidoo: prevennaidoo@flysaa.com