SUPRA at NLR - Upset Recovery Training

Better training to prevent accidents Pilots have to be able to train for unusual situations in simulators. The SUPRA project charts the requirements simulators must meet to replicate exceptional flight characteristics. The current generation of flight simulators used for pilot training are ever better able to simulate aircraft in normal flying conditions. But this does not apply when it comes to simulating aircraft in abnormal circumstances, during an 'upset', in which the pilot is in danger of losing control of the aircraft. The European Simulation of Upset Recovery in Aviation (SUPRA) project aims to clarify which specifications a simulator must meet to simulate these unusual flight characteristics. This will enable pilots to train in upset conditions, which are too dangerous and expensive to simulate in real flight.