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Omni Aviation Training Center (OATC) in Lisbon, Portugal, has partnered with Unlimited Aerobatics to provide advanced upset prevention and recovery training (A-UPRT) courses. The A-UPRT will be conducted in Unlimited Aerobatics’ Extra 300 piston single, which is certified to +/- 8 g.
UPRT is mandatory for new commercial pilots in Europe, and this is the first time in Portugal that the advanced variant will be offered, according to OATC. The training is designed to help pilots with prevention by teaching them to recognize and correct upsets and avoid possible loss of control in flight (LOC-I). LOC-I remains the leading cause of airline accident fatalities.
According to the company, the Unlimited Aerobatics course includes “theoretical knowledge and practical experience in unusual attitudes and stall recovery, expanding a pilot’s flight envelope by developing unique confidence in handling unexpected situations.”
“OATC is setting a new standard in pilot training,” said Dylan van Haasen, head of training&nbsp;for Omni Aviation. “By partnering with Unlimited Aerobatics, we are delivering the most advanced and effective A-UPRT program in Portugal. We’re not here just to be regulatory compliant; our goal is to give students the best preparation possible to build confidence, resilience, and safety in the cockpit. Delivering this program together with Unlimited Aerobatics is a direct extension of that philosophy.”

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