"I have a real problem with retracting flap before "reducing AoA". This was one of the factors which lead to the unfortunate loss of the AA ATR72. When I was an ATR skipper we often practised icing and stalling encounters in the simulator, our recovery procedure was the one you are familiar with ie. initial actions being the simultaneous use of pitch and power."[/quote]
False Capture, no one mentioned retracting flaps during a stall. The ATR 42/72, at least at American Eagle, calls for flaps 15 when practicing a CLEAN stall. Nothing to do with the Roselawn crash. Those guys were holding with flaps 15 making a big snow cone on the fat wing.
Guys, you're over analyzing this, adding power while reducing AOA and CALLING FOR FLAPS 15 TO THE NON FLYING PILOT are done simultaneously.
Why add flaps 15 to a clean stall you ask Limpopo? Who knows, maybe because the whimpy PW 120 engines can't produce excess thrust to power out of the stall without substantal altitude loss. Bottom line,follow your company's procedure.