Training and Workforce
Simulating loss of control: research broadens
Replicating previous disasters in the safety of a simulator–under the right conditions–could help prevent accidents.(Photo: FlightSafety International)
Replicating previous disasters in the safety of a simulator–under the right conditions–could help prevent accidents.(Photo: FlightSafety International)

Loss of control in flight is now the biggest cause of commercial aviation fatalities, so what can be done to teach pilots how not to lose control? Two 2009 accidents involved stalls–Colgan Air 3407 and Air France 447–yet stalls are an elementary maneuver taught early in pilot training. If stalls are such a big problem, could training later in a pilot’s career using simulators better prepare pilots to get out of a stall or impending stall?

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