Vertical Advanced Flight Training

Congratulations to another successful Advanced UPRT graduate! 👏✈️

Pictured with Capt. Wayne Jack following completion of the VERTICAL Advanced UPRT course, this pilot has taken an important step in strengthening the skills that can make the difference when it matters most.

Advanced Upset Prevention and Recovery Training (AUPRT) is not just for newly qualified pilots. It is designed for pilots at every stage of their career—from private and commercial pilots through to airline captains and instructors. Loss of Control In-Flight (LOC-I) remains the leading cause of fatal aviation accidents worldwide, and the ability to recognise, avoid, and recover from unusual attitudes is a critical skill that cannot be fully appreciated through simulator training alone.

Training is conducted in our high-performance Extra 330 aircraft, one of the world's most capable aerobatic training platforms. With exceptional power, handling characteristics, and structural limits of up to +8/-8G, the aircraft provides an ideal environment to safely demonstrate real-world upset scenarios and recovery techniques.

Beyond the safety benefits, Advanced UPRT is increasingly valued by airlines and aviation employers as evidence of a pilot's commitment to professional development, situational awareness, and continuous improvement. Investing in your skills today can help prepare you for the opportunities of tomorrow.

Thank you for training with VERTICAL, and we wish you every success in your future aviation career. Blue skies and safe flying! ✈️

27.05.26
Congratulations to another group of pilots on successfully completing their Advanced Upset Prevention & Recovery Training with VERTICAL Advanced Flight Training in Ras Al Khaimah this week. ✈️

Investing in yourself as a pilot is one of the most valuable decisions you can make — whether Advanced UPRT is mandated by your chosen airline today or not.

Because the reality is that Loss of Control In-Flight (LOC-I) remains the leading cause of fatal accidents worldwide, and it does not discriminate by experience level. Even highly experienced pilots can be caught off guard by unexpected aircraft attitudes, disorientation, startle effect, or rapidly changing energy states.

Advanced UPRT is about far more than manoeuvres.

It is about awareness.
It is about prevention.
It is about recognising the upset early, understanding the aeroplane’s energy state, managing the physiological and psychological effects of surprise, and recovering safely before the situation escalates beyond control.

These are skills every pilot should carry with them throughout their career.

Thank you for trusting VERTICAL with your training.

Congratulations again — and blue skies and tailwinds for the journey ahead.

Courses are filling up fast. Contact us to find out more, or book your AUPRT course here 👉https://vertical-uprt.ae/contact-form/

Wishing you and your loved ones a blessed Eid
filled with peace, happiness and prosperity.
May this Eid bring you joy and success.
From the team at Actionflight and Vertical Advanced Flight Training.

In the news this week, another heartbreaking reminder of why Loss of Control In Flight (LOC-I) remains one of aviation’s greatest threats.

Reports surrounding this recent accident describe an aircraft entering a high-altitude upset climbing uncontrollably to 38,000 feet then plummeting from FL350 (35,000 feet) before impact with the sea.

While investigators will determine the final causes, accidents involving loss of control have repeatedly shown how rapidly a situation can become unrecoverable when:
* aircraft energy state deteriorates
* spatial orientation is lost
* startle and surprise overwhelm decision-making
* inappropriate control inputs develop
* crews operate outside normal flight envelopes

This is precisely why modern aviation introduced:
✈️ Advanced Upset Prevention & Recovery Training (AUPRT)

AUPRT is not aerobatics.
It is advanced safety training designed to help pilots:
✅ recognise developing upsets early
✅ understand aircraft energy management
✅ avoid stalls and unusual attitudes
✅ recover correctly when prevention fails
✅ manage the physiological and psychological effects of surprise and stress

Following multiple LOC-I tragedies worldwide — including accidents such as Air France 447 and others involving high-altitude stalls and upset scenarios — regulators globally recognised the need for more advanced real-aircraft upset recovery training.

The UAE GCAA now mandates Advanced UPRT under CAR-FCL.745(a) for commercial pilot pathways.

At VERTICAL Advanced Flight Training, based at Ras Al Khaimah International Airport, we are proud to contribute to that safety mission through real-aircraft Advanced UPRT using the Extra 330LT platform.

The objective is simple:
Develop pilots who are better prepared for the unexpected.

Because in aviation, prevention is always the goal —
but when prevention fails, training matters.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czd2qmdvmq6o

15.05.2026 Today, Aaron, Nawfal and Kassem completed the VERTICAL Advanced Upset Prevention and Recovery Training AUPRT course in Ras Al Khaimah with their instructors Captains Wayne Jack and Rob Akron.

Aaron Murray is a second-generation pilot, following in the footsteps of his father, legacy carrier, Emirates Airlines Senior Captain Ronan Murray.

Congratulations guys, taking aviation to the highest standards of safety – best wishes in your airline careers.

Back in the air — and back to building safer, stronger pilots. ✈️

Captain Wayne Jack and Captain Rob Akron congratulate our first Advanced Upset Prevention & Recovery Training graduates since flying operations resumed at VERTICAL Advanced Flight Training.

Our AUPRT programme is aligned with the standards and pathways sought by leading regional airline recruitment programmes, including flydubai and Air Arabia, helping candidates develop the knowledge, resilience and handling skills expected in modern commercial aviation.

Congratulations to our graduates — the next chapter starts now.