Boeing Hosts UPRT Workshop for Aviation Regulators from Seven Countries in Türkiye

Türkiye – US aircraft manufacturer Boeing has conducted an Upset Prevention and Recovery Training (UPRT) workshop at the Turkish Flight Training Center in Istanbul, bringing together civil aviation authority inspectors from North Africa, Türkiye and Central Asia. The workshop combined technical discussions and simulator-based demonstrations to support regulatory understanding of pilot upset prevention, recovery training and associated safety oversight.

• Inspectors from seven countries participated in the workshop, including Algeria, Azerbaijan, Egypt, Kazakhstan, Morocco, Türkiye and Turkmenistan. The engagement provided a forum for regulators to exchange experiences and examine industry practices for UPRT implementation.
• The workshop was led by Jeffery Schroeder, Chief Scientist and Technical Advisor for Flight Simulation Systems at the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), alongside Boeing's Flight and Technical Safety team.
• Schroeder has contributed to the development of FAA regulations and guidance covering aircraft upset training and has previously trained FAA inspectors on the approval of UPRT programs. His technical work includes flight simulator motion cueing, flight dynamics and simulator fidelity.
• Discussions focused on how pilot training programs can develop the knowledge and competencies required to recognise developing aircraft upsets, prevent loss of control and execute appropriate recovery procedures.
• The participation of regulatory inspectors provided an opportunity to examine UPRT from a training oversight perspective, including the relationship between training methods, instructor competencies and the assessment of pilot performance.
• The workshop included practical demonstrations using a Boeing 737 Full Flight Simulator (FFS). The sessions complemented theoretical discussions with examples of simulator-based UPRT delivery.
• AFM previously reported that Boeing and Turkish Airlines worked together to introduce Competency-Based Training and Assessment (CBTA) methodologies at Turkish Airlines Flight Academy in August 2025. That separate initiative focused on introducing competency-based approaches during ab initio pilot training.

About Boeing
Boeing is a US aerospace manufacturer headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, producing commercial aircraft, defense systems and aerospace technologies. Through Boeing Global Services, the company provides aircraft type rating, recurrent training, instructor development and aviation safety training, including UPRT and Competency-Based Training and Assessment solutions for airline operators and training organisations.

About Turkish Flight Training Center
Turkish Flight Training Center is an airline-operated training facility in Istanbul, Türkiye, providing flight crew and cabin crew training for Turkish Airlines and external aviation customers. Its training infrastructure includes Boeing and Airbus full flight simulators, flight training devices, classrooms and specialised cabin safety equipment supporting initial, recurrent and operational training.

Source: Boeing