Don't have it handy...
Don't have it handy, as I'm on vacation....no FCOMs with me....
BUT: The Bus can be stalled in normal law....yes, it's true, I
promise....if you're on one engine and you have slats/flaps out.
The info is hidden in the bowels of the FCOM.
Second, I'm the type of instructor who has the philosophy that
if a student hasn't learned, the teacher hasn't taught....I always
feel like our training program has failed anytime we have a student
fail or have a problem on the line. In my opinion, the line pilot should
be the last to be blamed. (My position on this, sometimes, really
pisses off my boss.)
Having said that, we, as educators, have failed. For all these years
we've been teaching 'approach to stalls' as if they were actual stalls.
Airbus, now along with the FAA and many U.S. carriers, are making
the distinction. Two different situations; two different procedures
for recovery.
Two weeks ago, Airbus had a meeting in Dubai, and this topic was
discussed. (along with the "new" stall recovery procedure....ha ha ha)
So, what we've been drilling all these years is recovery from the
approach to stall. Now, we're making the distinction...and the 'new'
delineated procedure is for the actual stall.
And, even more to muddy the waters, Airbus states that the
distinction between the two maladies can sometimes be difficult
to determine, even for test pilots. (Assuming that test pilots
are the best pilots in the universe....)
Ya'll be careful out there, ya hear!!!!1