APS Scholarship Winner Completes Upset Training Course

Aviation Performance Solutions LLC (APS) announced that 2019Upset Prevention and Recovery Training Scholarship winner Robin Spaulding hascompleted the Professional Pilot Upset Training Course.

Each year, APS awards the UPRT Scholarship to a deservingpilot currently in flight school or just starting their professional aviationcareer. The course provides comprehensive training integrating academics andon-aircraft instruction to mitigate the risk of Loss of Control-Inflight(LOC-I), the number one cause of fatalities across all sectors of aviation.

A 4.0 student at the University of Alaska, Anchorage, Spauldingis a dedicated member of numerous flight organizations such as AOPA and Womenin Aviation. After graduation, Spaulding plans to enter the Foreign Service,where she hopes to use her skills as a pilot to make a positive difference inthe world. As a survivor of an airplane accident that nearly took her life aswell as the life of her instructor, Spaulding is especially passionate aboutsafety and knows first-hand the importance of getting Upset Prevention andRecovery Training.

“I highly recommend UPRT to any pilot no matter where theyare in their training or what their career goals are,“ said Robin. “Theknowledge and skill sets gained during this training broadly apply and realworld examples illustrate the effect an upset can have on a pilot or aircraft.”

“Upset Prevention and Recovery Training is critical forpilots regardless of their time or experience flying, and new pilots canespecially benefit from this training, because it significantly improvesoverall airmanship and manual handling skills as the pilot learns thetechniques to recognize, prevent, and recover from an unexpected airplane upset,”said Paul Ransbury, president of APS.