Ep196: Why Upset Recovery Skills Are a Must-Have for Aviators with Randall Brooks
Ready 4 Pushback
Nik Fialka
4.8 • 716 Ratings
🗓️ 25 November 2024
⏱️ 52 minutes
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Summary
Step into the cockpit with Randall Brooks as we explore the life-saving techniques of advanced pilot training, including upset recovery and the critical role of aerobatics. This episode delves into how specialized training combats the leading cause of aviation fatalities: loss of control incidents. Benefit from Randall's vast experience in aerobatic flight and learn how these essential practices prepare airline pilots for the most unexpected situations.
WHAT YOU'LL LEARN FROM THIS EPISODE
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Why upset recovery training is crucial in aviation
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How practicing crosswind and short-field landings sharpens pilots’ manual skills
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Expert ways of handling aircraft in unusual attitudes and stall scenarios
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The critical role of simulator and real aircraft training in building a pilot’s response
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Lessons from APS’s collaboration with major airlines
RESOURCES/LINKS MENTIONED
ABOUT RANDALL BROOKS
Randall "Random" Brooks, Executive VP of Flight Operations at Aviation Performance Solutions (APS), brings over 25 years of flight operations and training expertise. He specializes in Upset Prevention and Recovery Training (UPRT). He has held multiple roles in aviation safety, including president of the UPRT Association and a leader in international aviation training analysis. Randall, a Master CFI–Aerobatic with 14,000 flight hours across 100+ aircraft, has performed 500+ airshow displays and led aerobatic teams, notably with the Red Baron Squadron. He holds an Aerospace Engineering degree from the University of Colorado and has earned the NBAA Dr. Tony Kern Professionalism Award for his dedication to aviation safety.
CONNECT WITH RANDALL
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Website: Aviation Performance Solutions
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Laws of control in flight isn't the second or third leading cause of fatalities. |
| 0:06.0 | It's the number one cause in every sector of aviation and has been worldwide. |
| 0:11.0 | Most pilots don't understand what career opportunities are available in the world of aviation. |
| 0:17.0 | They're making career decisions based on advice from friends or posts on internet forums, meaning they are taking huge risks with their livelihood without having all the details. |
| 0:28.1 | This podcast was created to help you understand the aviation industry so you can find your dream job. |
| 0:35.1 | Let's get ready for pushback. |
| 0:37.2 | Here's your host and my dad, Nick Fialca. |
| 0:41.0 | Hey, pilot. Welcome back to another interview episode of Ready for Pushback. I'm Nick Fialca. |
| 0:46.8 | I'm stoked you're joining me today. How's it going? I am talking to Randy Brooks from Aviation |
| 0:52.8 | Performance Solutions. We are talking about aviation |
| 0:56.2 | upset training. So that's like stalls and out of control flight and what to do at the |
| 1:02.4 | worst moments of your life. And his company specializes in training pilots and all sorts of |
| 1:08.6 | different upset recovery techniques that are just so important. They |
| 1:13.4 | literally wrote the book about upset training. And I think he is a fantastic piece of aviation |
| 1:21.6 | safety in our world. And I think that you need to know who he is. I think that this conversation |
| 1:27.3 | that we have, we dive into a bunch of different things, but you need to know who he is. I think that this conversation that we have, |
| 1:28.2 | we dive into a bunch of different things, but you can hear his passion as love for helping pilots. |
| 1:33.2 | And that's what we do every single day. We help pilots. And so I want you to help pilots. |
| 1:39.1 | And listen to this show. I'll help you get something out of it. So sit back, relax. Let's get ready for pushback. |
| 1:45.8 | Hey, pilot, did you just get a new conditional job offer? Are you getting out of the military and |
| 1:51.3 | going to move your family across the country? Are you going to move in base somewhere or are you |
| 1:55.4 | going to go out to find that second home that you've been looking for. Well, I want you to stop right now, |
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