Spins & more
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Spins & More Flight School – UPRT is our core competence!
What is UPRT? Upset Prevention & Recovery Training, and what does it mean? Quite simply, UPRT training is specialty training conducted in aerobatic aircraft meant to prepare pilots for “loss of control in flight”.
With the publication of the regulation from 20.12.2018 the EU Commission is stressing the importance of Upset Prevention Recovery Training. Starting in Dec 2019, UPRT in a “suitable aircraft” will be mandatory for all commercial pilots. UPRT-Training has been offered by Spins & More for more than 10 years. UPRT tries to expand the flying skills, so that pilots can better avoid or end unwanted flight conditions (Upset). The UPRT training by Spins & More is based on the EMT method (Emergency Maneuver Training) by Rich Stowell (USA). We normaly fly on our fully aerobatic Super Decathlon, but a switch to the our Extra 330 LX is possible.
When you find yourself in the following situations, the plane unexpectedly starts to spin, wake turbulences, or when you find yourself in a oberbanked situation or even inverted flight; there is no time for the textbook! You need to execute recovery procedures quickly. This is exactly what we practice with our students in our UPRT training.
The complete UPRT / Aerobatics training at Spins & More covers 12 flights (total of 10 training hours/blocktime). The contents: Stall & Spin Awareness, Unusal Attitudes & Control Failures and small aerobatic programs. Lesson 13 is the check flight. You will also receive your Aerobatics Rating when you complete the complete UPRT training.
Other training available with Spins & More: Of course, we also offer PPL (A) training (private pilot license), Night Ratings and IFR (Classic Version, Competency Based IFR, Enroute IFR). There are also special ratings: Single Engine Turbine (Class Rating Cessna SET), High Performance Airplane (HPA) or CPL (A) and MEP (Multi Enginge Piston) or Instructor Refresher Seminars (FI / IRI).
Our Aircraft for training and charter include a DA40 Diamond Star, a Super Decathlon Aerobatic Aircraft as well as the Extra 330 LX for advanced aerobatics and a Cessna Soloy and PC-12 as High Performance Aircraft.
Fly in May – don’t go away
Aerobatics Camps in May are special. Everybody is already in good flying shape and still has lots of plans for the aerobatics year ahead. We love to entertain you at Hosin Airfield, LKHS, in the Czech Republic from April 8 – 11, 2024. Each Acrocamp is a good environment for steady training and some fun talks with other acroheads.
Our April Camp in Hosin
From April 17 – 20, 2024 we will do some loopings, spins, and hammerheads in Hosin, Czech Republic. Have you ever tried aerobatics? It is fun and widens your horizon;) We do Upset Prevention Recovery Training and classic aerobatics. For beginners, we recommend the Super Decathlon, for advanced training try the Extra 330 LX. YEAH!
Season Opener in Hosin
Spring time is refresher time. From March 20 – 23 in 2024 we will launch the first aerobatics camp of the year. Upset Prevention Recovery Training, Aerobatics, Taildragger training and some crosswind landings – this is what we plan. We have the Super Decathlon and Extra 330 LX ready for you. Join us! We are happy to see you again.
Flight Safety Scholarship
Spins & More offers 3 scholarships for aerobatics in 2024. Due to our sponsors Alcyon Aviation Gmbh & Co KG, Dipl.-Kffrau Viola Dürnberger, and Koni Kamer we are able to promote this scholarship for the 10th time! Each scholarship means 4 aerobatic flights in our Super Decathlon (= UPRT Training). Please apply to info@spinsandmore.at. The deadline is January 31, 2024. Requirements for application: PPL (A), valid medical, and
Merry Christmas
Spins & More wishes you happy holidays and a great new year! Hopefully you may enjoy many loopings in 2024! We are happy to see you again next year! Our calendar 2024 is ready – we will celebrate 15 years of Spins & More!
Inverted experience
“What an experience in flight”, said Paulo after his aerobatic training with Spins & More. The pilot from Luxemburg did his rating with Spins & More in Hosin and liked the all-attitude flying a lot. “It’s amazing what you may learn in 12 lessons”, he commented on the course, “never thought that I would be working on a perfect Cuban eight after such a short time”.
OUR TEAM
Norbert Hundsberger
Head of Training
- Flies since 1991
- flown types: in addition to the well-known single-engine types, Great Lakes, Extra 200, Zlin 142, Piper Cheyenne, up to the various Citation Series 5 patterns.
- Teacher since: 2002
- Teaching Permissions: SEP/TMG, MEP, C525, IR , CPL, NVR, PC12 SET, Cessna SET, P 46 SET, Aerobatics, Advanced UPRT
- Examiner: FE, CRE, IRE, PC 12, Cessna SET, P 46 SET, Aerobatics, TRE C525
“It motivates me to be able to open up new perspectives for the participating pilots through Upset Prevention Recovery Training.”
Alex Spörl
Flight Instructor
- Flight Instructor
- Flying since 1990
- Types of Aircraft: I have a lot of experience with many Single Engine Pistons and taildraggers. Here is a small list of the aircraft. Tiger Moth & Bücker, Christen Eagle & SuperDecathlon, Extra 300L & 330 LX, MEPs (C310 & C421), Helicopter (Schweizer 300, R44, MD500), various Military Jets, Falcon 900EZy, Falcon 7X/8X and the Pilatus PC12
- Instructor: since 2000
- Teaches: IR, CPL, PPL, SE SP, night, aerobatic and PC12
- Pilot Examiner: PC 12 SET, SEP (land)
“Never regret something that made you smile !!!”
Jürgen Voll
Flight Instructor
- Flies since 1998
- Flown types: ASK13, Grob109, Beechcraft Bonanza F33A, T-37, T38A/C, F-4F, Eurofighter, C172, C152 Aerobat, SF28A, Do27, PA18, PA22, PA28, Morane MS893A, MTO Sport, Tensor 600X, Grob120TP, C210 Silver Eagle, Cessna Caravan, Pioneer200, WT9, VL3, DA40, Katana, RV4, Waiex-B, Jabiru J400
- Flight Instructor since 2007
„Live to fly.“
Bernie Kinzner
Flight Instructor
- Flies since: 2010
- Flown types: A210, DV20, DA40, C150, C172, C182, Z142, Z226, Z50, Z526, E200, E300L, E300xs, SV4, PA18, PA28, HUSK, MS18, Gliders and TMGs
- Flight Instructor since 2019
“Everything is hard, before it is easy!”
Stefan Greiler
Compliance Manager & Safety Manager
- Flies since: 1998
- Flown types: Beechcraft Bonanza, T-37, T-6, T-38A / C, F-4F, F-16, C-152, C-172, PA-28, Tecnam, Katana, Cheetah, Beechcraft Baron 58, Super Decathlon, Extra 330, PC-12, PA46-T
- Teacher (since 2006): FI (A) PPL, SEP, night rating, instrument rating
“Attitude is everything!”
Iris Melcher
Accountable Manager & Media Relations
- Flies since 2012
- flown types: DA 40, DA 20, Super Decathlons
“Set Take Off Power” – nothing compares to this!
