Hi Funfly, I've done stalls in all sorts of ways, Accelerated, Power On, Power Off, Banked, Flaps and Flapless, but had never used the terminology 'in the Landing Configuration'.
There was no way I could stall the C172, and remain on the simulated glide path, maintaining the Landing Configuration... We used up a good 3000ft of airspace, and even pulled some fancy spiral dives trying...
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As for the speed being high, my Checklist says... Normal Approach 65-75 KIAS. which I take to mean 75 on approach, and 65 over the fence.
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