APS releases guide to help flight leaders evaluate jet upset training providers

Aviation Performance Solutions has launched a complimentary decision-support guide for flight department leaders and professional pilots assessing Upset Prevention and Recovery Training providers. The resource is designed to make provider selection more objective by focusing on risk control, training architecture and delivery quality for turbine-powered operations.

Why it matters: - Flight department leaders need a more structured way to judge whether jet upset training can meaningfully reduce Loss of Control In-flight risk. - Training provider differences can affect safety outcomes, especially when aircraft assets, simulation tools, instructor qualifications, and program integration vary widely. - The guide is aimed at helping operators compare providers on factors tied to their mission, aircraft, operating environment, and risk profile.

What happened: - Aviation Performance Solutions announced the UPRT Provider Assessment Guide, a complimentary executive decision-support resource for evaluating jet upset training and Upset Prevention and Recovery Training providers. - The guide is available for immediate download at the UPRT Provider Assessment Guide. - APS said the guide is built for flight department leaders and professional pilots.

The details: - The assessment tool uses a structured, risk-focused methodology for turbine-powered fixed-wing operations, including high-altitude flight. - The resource includes a provider assessment workflow, an architecture comparison framework, and a nine-area evaluation checklist. - APS said the guide helps operators assess whether a UPRT program has the organizational foundations, operational assets, delivery architecture, and implementation excellence needed to work as a LOC-I risk control. - The guide introduces a four-stage evaluation process that starts with architecture selection and continues through delivery-excellence assessment, provider due diligence, and long-term program planning. - APS said the framework uses its Four-Level UPRT Delivery Architecture model. - APS also said the guide applies the Every Pilot In Control Solution Standard™ (EPIC-S2™) to evaluate implementation quality and operational effectiveness. - The guide includes four core elements: a Four-Level UPRT Delivery Architecture Overview, a UPRT Provider Evaluation Workflow, a Nine-Area UPRT Provider Assessment Checklist, and Provider Evaluation Questions for Due-Diligence Discussions. - The resource also includes three Organizational Foundation Evaluation Criteria and six EPIC-S2™ Delivery Excellence Factors. - APS said the guide is intended for directors of aviation, chief pilots, safety managers, training managers, owner/operators and other aviation leaders responsible for training and operational risk.

Between the lines: - The release reflects a push to move UPRT selection away from convenience-based decisions such as proximity, cost, familiarity and inertia. - APS is positioning provider evaluation as a safety-management decision, not just a training purchase. - The emphasis on architecture, delivery quality and due diligence suggests APS wants buyers to distinguish the structure of a program from how well that program is actually executed.

What's next: - Operators can use the guide as a comparison tool when reviewing current or alternative upset training providers. - APS said the resource is part of its ongoing War on LOC-I initiative. - APS said the initiative supports evidence-based upset prevention and recovery training across the aviation industry.