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Upset Recovery Provider: APS Emergency Maneuver Training

As a wildfire suppression (airtanker) pilot, the APS upset training course is simply the best life assurance I can obtain. At 150' AGL, max gross weight, at low speed/high AoA (to relieve aircraft stress and optimize retardant pattern), with turbulence, numerous distractions, and restricted visibility often thrown in just to make things sporty, thoroughly imbued "muscle mantra" is essential to get the job done properly and survive. The extreme maneuvers I can practice and debrief at APS are not legal or appropriate in my 50-year-old Grumman S2T FireCat (Tracker) airtanker.

The web-based Core Upset Recovery Concepts training program allows me to review essential aerodynamics at my leisure, and brush up in preparation for recurrent training.

I am looking forward to APS full-motion simulator training. Simulator training should provide in-depth evaluation of low-and-slow emergency procedures, and proficiency, beyond what I can safely practice in an aircraft.

Thanks, guys!

Walt Darran