NBAA 2015 Single Pilot Safety Standdown
Overcoming Loss of Control In-Flight (LOC-I)
This presentation integrates the core messages of training offered at the NBAA 2015 Single Pilot Safety Standdown on the topic of Loss of Control In-Flight (LOC-). The NBAA Video 'Alone in the Cockpit' is integrated into a 90-minute training session by the NBAA Safety Committee.
Your Instructor
Paul “BJ” Ransbury is the CEO of Aviation Performance Solutions (APS) and a global leader in Upset Prevention and Recovery Training (UPRT). With a background as a military fighter pilot, airline pilot, and Master Certified Flight Instructor, he has spent nearly three decades focused on reducing Loss of Control In-flight (LOC-I)—aviation’s leading cause of fatal accidents.
BJ has played a key role in shaping modern UPRT standards, including contributions to ICAO guidance and industry best practices. His work centers on translating complex human-factors and flight-dynamics challenges into practical, executable training that prepares pilots to maintain control under stress, startle, and surprise.
Course Curriculum
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Start1. Welcome (2:30)
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Start2. Overview, LOC-I Statistics, What is LOC-I, What is an Airplane Upset (13:44)
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Start3. Critical Window, Alone in the Cockpit Video - Part 1, TEM, Resources (15:00)
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Start4. LOC-I Industry Update, ICAO Manual on UPRT (7:26)
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Start5. Upset Training Paradox, Hazardous Mental Attitudes, Videos (14:44)
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Start6. Pilot Vulnerabilities, Demonstrating Distraction (9:26)
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Start7. Snapping Out of It, Human Brain as a System, Startle (19:51)
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Start8. Every PIlot's LOC-I Toolbox, Closing Summary (16:17)