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Old 11th December 2003 | 02:13
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Kingy
 
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From: Bristol and Forest of Dean
Sorry to butt in chaps, I'm only a PPL but..

I learned to fly on gliders, and one of my instructors once said the wing will always stall when the stick is at the same place - this is something that has always stuck with me.
If you are flying slowly at 1G this position will give you 'the' stall speed. If however, you are pulling hard in a tight turn the wing will also stall when the stick is at that point.

I have to say, the same instructor never explained how on a k7, we could go up the wire with the stick on the back stop without stalling though!

Forget about the ASI - it's the biggest lier in the cockpit and the information it does give is always out of date.

Kingy
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