UPRT teaches pilots to prevent, recognise and recover from aircraft upsets such as stalls and unusual attitudes. EASA mandates Advanced UPRT as a standalone course for most airline-track students, adding a scheduling and aircraft-capability requirement many ATOs must plan around.
Upset Prevention and Recovery Training (UPRT) teaches pilots to avoid, recognise and recover from aircraft upsets — unintended attitudes, stalls and departures from controlled flight that remain the leading category of fatal accidents in commercial aviation. EASA mandates Advanced UPRT (FCL.745.A) as a standalone course, flown in aircraft approved for the training, for pilots entering most airline-track paths — typically before the first multi-pilot type rating.
The course combines theoretical training with dual flight instruction in genuinely unusual attitudes, delivered by instructors holding specific UPRT qualifications in aircraft certified for the manoeuvres. This makes Advanced UPRT operationally distinctive for an ATO: it requires aerobatic-capable aircraft, specially qualified instructors and careful risk management, so many schools either invest in a dedicated capability or partner with a specialist provider.
Why it matters for flight schools
For ATOs running integrated or airline-track programmes, Advanced UPRT is a scheduling and capability checkpoint that can bottleneck course completion: limited aircraft, limited instructors and weather-sensitive sorties must slot into each student's timeline before type rating entry. Schools offering UPRT as a specialist service also find it a differentiator — airline partners increasingly scrutinise how and where their cadets receive it.
How FlightLogger handles it
FlightLogger handles UPRT like any approved course element — dedicated syllabus, instructor qualification checks and aircraft restrictions enforced at booking — so specialist sorties schedule cleanly inside the wider training plan.
Frequently asked questions
Who needs Advanced UPRT?
Under EASA, pilots entering most multi-pilot type rating or airline-oriented paths must complete the Advanced UPRT course (FCL.745.A). Basic UPRT elements are additionally integrated into licence training syllabi generally.
Can UPRT be done in a simulator?
Elements of upset training are delivered in simulators — especially type-specific recovery — but the EASA Advanced UPRT course requires actual flight in an appropriately capable aircraft, precisely because real aerodynamic and physiological cues cannot be fully simulated.