UPRT advanced upset prevention and recovery training

Advanced UPRT Training Course

There are currently no pre-entry requirements for the Advanced Upset Prevention Recovery Training (UPRT) course, however students of an Air Transport Pilot (ATP) integrated or an Multi Pilot Licence (MPL) training course will need to undergo this Upset Prevention Recovery Training (UPRT) course as an integrated part of the course. Additionally, this Upset Prevention Recovery Training (UPRT) course will be a prerequisite for the first class or type rating for:
 

  • Training courses for single-pilot class or type ratings operated in multi-pilot operations
  • Training courses for single-pilot high performance complex aeroplanes
  • Training courses for multi-pilot aeroplanes
Aerobatic flight experience stall manoeuvre

Aerobatic Gift Experiences

  • Choice of 15, 30 or 60-minute experiences
  • Pre-flight briefing from your instructor
  • Tour of the aircraft
  • Experience manoeuvres including stall turns, loops, rolls and chandelles
  • Experience the feeling of pulling up to 6G
  • Take the controls if you wish
  • All flights are from Dunkerswell Aerodrome, Devon
South West Aerobatics flight gift experience

Aerobatic Training Course

  • The course follows the AOPA syllabus
  • Approximately 8-hours’ flight training, plus 8-hours’ technical theory
  • Manoeuvers include; chandelle, lazy eight, aileron roll, barrel roll, straight and level roll, inverted flight, loop, hammerhead, Immelmann, half cuban eight, quarter clover
  • All training based at Dunkerswell Aerodrome, Devon
  • Local accommodation available

Thoroughly enjoyable course, extremely well delivered on a one to one basis on a fantastic aircraft. Andy tailored the course to suit my needs while achieving all the required exercises. I left with a lot more confidence having experienced some very unusual attitudes – much more so than I had experienced in previous commercial or flight instructor courses. Andy’s ability to impart the knowledge to carry out the correct recovery techniques even after surprise upsets is very effective. I’d recommend this course to anyone flying generally, not just those moving onto larger aircraft.

Alastair Gibson

Safety & Compliance Manager, Naljets

Completed the advanced UPRT course with Andy last week. I couldn’t have asked for more! He made the lecture and flying parts of the course interesting and engaging. He was also very accommodating, and the aircraft is absolutely immaculate. It’s very clearly a well loved and looked after plane which was a joy to fly.

If you want to book a UPRT course, or just some aerobatics, look no further than this fantastic and professional outfit.

James Turner

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UPRT Course Reviews

UPRT Course Reviews

Review From Finlay on our Advanced UPRT Course I just wanted to say a big thank you for a thoroughly enjoyable couple of days. The AUPRT course was fantastic and the Decathlon was a real beauty to fly! You are noticeably passionate about what you do and that was made...

Andy tailored the course really well to my experience and was really flexible with fitting the course in around other commitments. The ground school and flying were both excellent and Andy was great to work with. I’d thoroughly recommend doing your UPRT here.

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South West Aerobatics

meet your ride, the super decathlon

With an inverted fuel system, our Super Decathlon is a fully rated aerobatic aircraft, capable of pulling +6 -5 G.

Brace yourselves and get ready to see the world upside down, experience stall turns, loops, rolls and chandelles; demonstrated by the instructor, before we give you the opportunity to take the controls.

In aviation terms the aircraft is almost new, having flown only 700 hours. Previously owned by James May from Top Gear; our Super Decathlon is registered as G-OCOK – after his nickname, Captain Cock!

Testimonials

some words from our customers

Testimonials

some words from our customers
Richard Griffith
Richard Griffith
20:14 03 Jun 22
This experience was simply exhilarating and adrenaline was pumping when we went into some steep turns, vertical ascents, near vertical descents, barrel rolls, 360 degree loops, my God, so much more exciting than sky diving and I even got to take control of the stick and fly over my house! Thoroughly recommended and what a great pilot!
andy wilkins
andy wilkins
16:14 20 Apr 22
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