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The Upset Prevention and Recovery Training Association, International (UPRTA International) organization will host its annual safety summit on December 17, bringing global experts together to address loss of control in-flight (LOC-I), aviation’s most persistent cause of fatalities. The virtual single-day event begins at 14:00Z and is free for all participants.
According to the group, LOC-I events remain the leading cause of fatal accidents across all sectors, with data showing it at the top of worldwide airline accidents. In the past decade, airline LOC-I events have resulted in 428 fatalities according to Boeing data, while AOPA data indicates these events account for 40% of general aviation accidents and one fatal incident in the sector every four days.
The summit will feature UPRTA leadership and expert working groups and will encompass business and government flight departments, general aviation, safety management systems, human factors research, and regulatory issues. Presenters will discuss best practices, new strategies, and the association’s strategic plan for broadening upset prevention and recovery training worldwide.
“At UPRTA International, we drive upset training excellence in aviation to save lives globally,” said UPRTA President Paul “BJ” Ransbury. Executive v-p Dave Carbaugh added that evolving global practices go “beyond compliance—to truly save lives.”

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