I recently attended APS emergency maneuver training in Phoenix, Az. This was probably the best aviation training that I have ever received! The training was a 3 day course, with 6 flights in the Extra 300L, and the experience was invaluable! A little bio on myself when I attended this course. 5000+ total time, 4 1/2 years part 121 with Expressjet, and now I drive a C550, and of course, the 4. During the 3 day course, there was about 12 hours of ground school which covered a lot of aerodynamics. One interesting tidbit I learned from this training, if you unload your aircraft from 1G to 1/2G, your stall speed decreases by 42% ( it's a good thing to know when you are in a stall). The instructors at APS are top notch (ex military / airline), and their knowledge base is incredible. Unlike regular flight training in the past, where we all have talked about all of the different types of stalls with our CFI, and only do power off and on in the aircraft. During my APS training we actually preformed every type of stall, in every type of attitude, in the aircraft. Instead of what we are used to doing, talking about the "theory" of what is going to happen during ground school, like all of us have in the past, and never preforming the actual maneuver.
For all of us, experiencing these many different types of upsets could possibly save our lives. I can't say enough how invaluable this training was.
This is only the tip of the iceberg during my experience, if you have any questions let me know. Here is the highlight reel from the last 40 minutes of my training.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fM9_R7H7kY&context=C306fd0bADOEgsToPDskIp-jxB2Rg6NomixB_54kJX
For all of us, experiencing these many different types of upsets could possibly save our lives. I can't say enough how invaluable this training was.
This is only the tip of the iceberg during my experience, if you have any questions let me know. Here is the highlight reel from the last 40 minutes of my training.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fM9_R7H7kY&context=C306fd0bADOEgsToPDskIp-jxB2Rg6NomixB_54kJX