PWS - Upset Prevention and Recovery 4.6.2026.pdf

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT

UPSET PREVENTION AND RECOVERY TRAINING (UPRT)

APRIL 6, 2026

A. PROJECT/TITLE

Upset Prevention and Recovery Training, more commonly known as Unusual Attitude Training (FAA21800091) for Aircraft Certification Flight Test Pilots (FTP) employed by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

B. BACKGROUND

Under Title 49 of the United States Code (49 U.S.C.), the FAA is authorized to acquire and expend funds for the acquisition, operation, and maintenance of aircraft as necessary in the exercise and performance of the powers and duties of the Administrator. The interests of the public, the safety of the workforce, and the credibility of the organization are best served by having qualified, proficient, and current certifiers conducting aircraft evaluating, testing, and checking functions.

C. SCOPE

The contractor is to provide Ground School and Flight Training to FAA Aircraft Certification Flight Test Pilots for Upset Prevention and Recovery Training. Student quotas for these courses will be assigned by the Aircraft Certification Service – Enterprise Operations Division, AIR-900.

D. QUALITY ASSURANCE

The FAA requests that a current copy of the course student materials be provided to the FAA annually, for the purpose of validating training content against identified training requirements. If the course objectives change, or significant content updates are made, an updated copy of the course will need to be provided, with a summary of the changes.

The FAA will sign NDAs as required and will not use the materials for any other purposes beyond validating requirements. This is required to ensure the FAA remains in compliance with congressional requirements set forth in the FAA authorization to operate. More specifically, Public Law (current Consolidated Appropriations Act) requires that all technical training meets the requirements of the Current Consolidated Appropriations Act. None of the funds made available in this Act may be obligated or expended for any employee training that:

a. Does not meet identified needs for knowledge, skills, and abilities bearing directly upon the performance of official duties.

b. Contains elements likely to induce high levels of emotional response or psychological stress in some learners.

c. Does not require prior learner notification of the content and methods to be used in the training and written end-of-course evaluation.

d. Contains any methods or content associated with religious or quasi-religious belief systems or ‘‘new age’’ belief systems as defined in Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Notice N–915.022, dated September 2, 1988.

e. Is offensive to, or designed to change, learners’ personal values or lifestyle outside the workplace

E. DEFINITIONS

The following definitions are used to define the terminology contained herein and are applicable as required by Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) (Federal Aviation Regulations):

1. Flight Time: Time from the moment the aircraft first moves under its own power for the purpose of flight until the moment the aircraft comes to rest at the next point of landing (block to block time).

2. Training Program: The contractor may provide documentation of a training program by submitting the course syllabus. The syllabus is to include, at a minimum, the following:

Ground Instruction minimum of 8 hours:

Introduction Program summary Program objectives Definitions of unusual attitudes and inadvertent upsets V-G diagrams Zero-G and its benefits Asymmetrical loading Radial G Power management Baseline maneuvers and recovery options Optimum recovery techniques Instrument scans Full panel attitude reference Partial panel attitude reference Recognition of LOC-I on instruments Baseline maneuvers and recovery options on instruments

Flight Instruction minimum 2.0 hours:

Two (2) approximate one (1) hour flights for each Flight Test Pilot (FTP). Actual in aircraft time, one in a turbine-powered aircraft, and one in a piston-powered aircraft, is required as the basis for this course. Simulator flight time is acceptable in addition to the basic in-aircraft requirement, but not in place of that time.

The turbine-powered aircraft must be operationally capable of and/or certificated for acrobatic operations. A Turbojet, Turbofan, or turboprop-powered aircraft are all capable of meeting this requirement.

The piston-powered aircraft must be operationally capable of and/or certificated for acrobatic operations and meet the FAA definition of high performance per 14 CFR 61.31(f).

Aircraft with open accident investigations or investigations that resulted in no conclusive root causes that occurred during flight test or training activities will not be acceptable to fulfill this requirement.

The purpose of the training is to familiarize the FTP with the recognition and recovery from unusual attitudes and in-flight upsets in both VFR and IFR environments.

3. Class: A class will consist of four FAA Flight Test Pilots (FTP’s).

F. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

1. GENERAL

(a) The contractor must train the FAA FTPs using their training program, which meets specifications in section E – Definitions 2. – Training Program of this Performance Work Statement (PWS). Additional training should cover systems and procedures or be otherwise directly related to the successful completion of the course.

The contractor is requested, within the limits of their program, to delete company-specific training such as employee/customer relations, filling out company forms, evacuation training, company communications, or other items not directly related to the completion of the training and substitute training directly related to the successful completion of the course.

(b) It is expected that additional supplementary training may be required for some FTPs. Supplementary training must be approved in advance, on a case-by-case basis, by the Contracting Officer.

(c) Training of FAA FTPs is not to be conducted between the hours of midnight and 6:00 a.m., including flight/simulator pre and post briefings. A maximum of four hours flight instruction per day, or eight hours of ground school per day, per class is permitted. If ground and flight instruction are combined in a single day then a maximum of ten hours of training per day is permitted. To maintain continuity between flight training sessions, the contractor is requested to minimize the switching of flight instructors between sessions.

(d) FAA personnel are usually performing other job functions prior to assignment to training and normally do not have time to devote to pre-course study. Additionally, due to circumstances beyond the control of the FAA or the FTP, the student may be assigned to training with short notice. If the contractor's training program requires pre-course study prior to the trainee's arrival at the contractor's training facility, the contractor is required to supplement their course to allow for required pre-course study to be accomplished at the contractor's facility after the FTP arrival. Such ground instruction must either be classroom or computer-based training.

2. QUALIFICATIONS

(a) FTP TRAINING:

The contractor shall provide the aircraft (and simulator, if applicable) and training necessary to enable the FAA FTP to pass the course, as defined in section E. – DEFINITIONS 2. - Training Program, and in accordance with the terms and conditions of the resulting contract/task order.

3. TRAINING REQUIREMENTS

(a) All instructions must comply with the contractor's submitted training program, which meets specifications.

(b) Flight simulation training device (FSTD) training, if applicable, shall begin within one working day after satisfactory completion of ground school. Flight training shall begin within one working day after completion of ground school or FSTD training, if applicable. Flight and FSTD training may be integrated with ground school training if it is a part of the contractor's program.

(c) Ground school instruction shall be presented by a qualified instructor in a classroom environment. If Computer-Based Instruction (CBI) is used to accomplish ground school training, then the following requirements shall be met:

(1) FTP shall receive a thorough briefing on the operation and use of the CBI equipment.

(2) At least one instructor shall be present or readily accessible by electronic means to resolve any problems or questions that the FTP may have regarding the material presented in the CBI program.

(3) All material presented by CBI shall be reviewed and reinforced by a qualified instructor in classroom discussion or one-on-one with the FTP.

(d) Upon scheduling an FAA FTP for training the contractor shall make the aircraft and appropriate personnel available for the purpose of administering the course syllabus.

(e) In the event the FAA FTP fails to report for training as scheduled, or should become ill, injured or incapacitated during the training period the contractor shall promptly notify the COR and the FTP emergency contact if known.

(f) If the FTP has not passed the applicable pilot training syllabus after completion of the training outlined in Section B and in accordance with the specifications herein, the contractor shall withhold further training and promptly notify the COR.

(g) The contractor shall notify the COR of the FTP completion status upon conclusion of the course.

(h) Upon completion of all training, the contractor shall issue a Certificate of Training (Appendix A). The Instructor and FAA FTP shall sign the certificate certifying the type of training provided, specific dates, and the duration of such training. One copy of each such certificate and course evaluation (per student) shall be submitted to the COR. Appendix A must be received prior to payment of invoice.

(i) The contractor shall furnish all training aids and facilities which meet the following minimum requirements:

(1) Sufficient chalk, dry erase or electronic boards for effective teaching shall be provided.

(2) All training aids, including any audio-visuals, mockups, charts or aircraft components listed in the submitted training program must be accurate and appropriate to the course for which they are used.

(3) The classroom shall be well-lighted.

(4) FTP shall be seated at suitable tables, which provide sufficient space for writing and accomplishing assigned tasks.

(5) The classroom shall be kept clean.

(6) Sanitary restroom facilities shall be available within convenient distance of the classroom.

(7) The classroom facilities shall be adequately ventilated, heated in winter, and cooled in summer.

(8) Ambient noise shall be below the distraction point. The instructor's voice level shall be easily heard from any position in the classroom.

(9) The contractor shall comply with safety standards specified by the National Electrical Code, the National Fire Code, and the United States of America Standards Institute in conducting contract training.

(10) Local environmental distractions adversely affecting student learning shall be eliminated.

(11) A copy of the syllabus, training schedule, and description of all maneuvers and procedures to be conducted in the training course shall be provided to each FTP on the first training day of each training course.

(12) Sufficient aircraft inventory for use in the training course to ensure availability of back-up aircraft when maintenance is necessary. All aircraft shall be airworthy.

(13) The contractor shall use only instructors authorized under their training program to instruct under this contract. All instructors used in flight training under this contract shall be authorized by the contractor to conduct all maneuvers and procedures required.

(14) The contractor provided facility used for training must be located in the United States.

(j) The contractor's personnel, alone, shall be in command of the aircraft utilized in contract performance. At no time shall an FAA pilot be permitted to assume such command.

(k) The contractor shall provide all fuel, oil, landing fees, storage, and tie-down service. The contractor shall pay for all of these items and for any other costs related to the operation and utilization of each aircraft provided by the contractor for training, reimbursement for which shall be deemed included in the contract price.

(l) Each aircraft provided by the contractor shall be operated and maintained in accordance with applicable FAA regulations.

G. PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR FLIGHT TRAINING COURSES

1. Deliverables

The contractor shall:

• Provide training as specified in section E – Definitions 2. – Training Program of this Performance Work Statement (PWS), and in accordance with the contractor submitted syllabus, which meets specifications.

• Commence training upon FTP arrival at the contractor’s facility on the date and time agreed upon.

• Provide to each FTP, on the first day of training, a copy of the syllabus/training schedule and description of all maneuvers and procedures to be conducted in the training course.

• Complete training within the proposed number of training days, barring any unforeseen circumstances beyond the control of the contractor.

• Upon completion of training, provide the COR with a completed Appendix A, (Certificate of Training/Course Critique), signed by both the student and the contractor’s instructor.