Our Flight Program

Flightlab's Upset Recovery and Basic Aerobatics Program takes a new approach to upset training, using flight-test methods to demonstrate aircraft behavior.

We examine the limits of stability—and the conditions that lead to departure—by flying the aircraft through the boundaries of the normal attitude envelope (but well within speed, recovery, and g-limits) while analyzing its response. This includes flying at combinations of high angle of attack and high sideslip—where coupled effects predominate—and at attitudes both upright and inverted where the aircraft’s convergent, back-to-normal stability characteristics break down.

Heading to the practice area.

Our demonstration maneuvers help students understand the aerodynamic, inertial, and energy principles behind aircraft behavior, while building the skills needed for attitude recognition and control. The download page contains sample maneuvers from our training guide.