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Old 31st January 2005 | 12:42
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SquawkModeA
 
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Hey,

Having just read through all seven pages I'm still a bit confused about the terminology and the fuss about these power-on stalls. Where I trained for my CPL we often did power-on stalls from a climbing turn. You would have to pitch up rather sharply and be sure to keep the ball centered. The stall was eventually entered at a fairly steep attitude and here you could either start a normal recovery or, if the yoke was held back and a slight bank angle kept on, the outside wing would eventually drop in a somewhat unsettling manner. This was something we practiced from a very early stage and we were also encouraged to do it on our own.

Are we talking about the same thing here? I did my first one after about seven hours of total time and never thought twice about doing it solo after I got used to the scary wing drop. Sure there was a risk of spinning but I just kept the ball centered and never thought about that either. In fact I've never looked at this as more special than steep turns or something - until now. Is this not normally trained and would it be regarded as an extreme or abnormal manuever?
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