What is UPRT?

UPRT stands for aeroplane ‘Upset Prevention and Recovery Training’ and includes both theoretical knowledge and flying training. It’s designed to give pilots the skills to prevent and deal with serious events such as stalls and spins.

Since 2019 it has been mandatory for pilots to complete the Advanced UPRT before starting an MCC Course.

There is currently no requirement for Upset Prevention and Recovery Training at the PPL stage. However, regulators intend to revise the existing advice to industry, with the objective to integrate basic course elements into existing training syllabuses for the PPL.

• If you do a CPL course, basic UPRT exercises should be integrated into your training: it is worth confirming this with your training provider;
• You will have to have done an Advanced UPRT course before you can do an APS MCC or multi-crew type rating course; and
• If you do an MCC or APS MCC course, Class-related UPRT should be delivered as part of the course (it is worth confirming this with your training provider).
• If you do a multi-pilot type rating, Type-related UPRT will be delivered as part of the course.

Most pilots following the modular route will do their CPL qualifying cross country and night rating post-PPL and before their CPL course.  This could be where you do your Advanced UPRT, which would mean you can count the training towards the total hours required for issue of your CPL. 

Alternatively, some pilots aim to do the course later, perhaps just before their APS MCC, so they have more total flying experience when doing the course.  

The Basic UPRT

• • All modular and integrated CPL and ATP training courses for aeroplanes as well as the integrated MPL training course.

Advanced UPRT

• • Part of:
    • Integrated ATP course
    • Integrated MPL course
  • Prerequisite to:
    • Training courses for single-pilot class or type ratings operated in multi-pilot operations
    • Training courses for single-pilot high-performance complex aeroplanes
    • Training courses for multi-pilot aeroplanes

Class-or Type-related UPRT

• • Training courses for single-pilot high-performance complex aeroplanes
  • Training courses for multi-pilot aeroplanes
  • Bridge course for extending privileges on a single-pilot aeroplane to multi-pilot operations.

 

The course Wings Alliance recommends is the Advanced UPRT course, for further information regarding this course please click here.

You can view further explanations on the EASA website about UPRT.

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