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Upset Recovery Trainer APS Opens New Arizona Facility

Upset prevention and recovery training specialist Aviation Performance Solutions has opened its new 62,000-sq-ft HQ at the Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport.

Aviation Performance Solutions officially opened its new 62,000-sq-ft headquarters at the Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport on September 23. The office side houses the company's upset prevention and recovery training classrooms and simulators, as well as executive offices, while the attached hanger accommodates its six aerobatic Extra 300 pistons and two SIAI-Marchetti S211 jets. (Photo: Kipp Lau)

By Stuart “Kipp” Lau • Contributor - Safety

September 24, 2021

Upset prevention and recovery training (UPRT) specialist Aviation Performance Solutions (APS) yesterday opened its new 62,000-sq-ft headquarters at the Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport (KIWA) in Arizona. The campus is on a 4.5-acre lot on the northwest end of the airfield. It includes 15,000 sq ft of office space and a 47,000-sq-ft hangar that can accommodate the company’s six aerobatic Extra 300 piston singles and two SIAI-Marchetti S211 jets, along with several business jet tenants.

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