European aviation safety regulators introduced new training requirements on Monday (4 May) to help prevent accidents by pilots losing control of planes in-flight, such as during a stall or in bad weather.
The new rules will include training on stall recovery, dealing with situations where the plane’s nose is too low or too high, and also include more training on environmental hazards such as thunderstorms and weather zones like the turbulent Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ).
The new training should also cover the “startle” effect that pilots can experience when unexpected problems arise, as well as how to deal with other issues such as spatial disorientation.
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Not sure if this training requirement is limited to airlines and business jet operators, or whether there will be any knock-on impact on, say, PPL syllabus…
