I originally wrote:
What control can you possibly have of your aircraft if it is at stall speed?
To which was the reply:
yours was a quintessential expression of the purest form of utter bollocks
Sorry guys - I don't get it. I haven't seen one intelligent reason for this inappropriately rude comment.
You can stall when doing aerobatics because you have thousands of feet to recover.
Also Pilot DAR, not all aircraft can take off with full flap. There was just such an accident in the US when the flap circuit breaker popped during a touch and go and the pilot did not realise that the flaps were still down. It might be that you CAN go around after the stall-warner has sounded but that's not an argument that you SHOULD hold off that long, is it?
I agree with my instructor (a far better instructor than some I've been with who insist on stupid rules and flying by numbers)- you need a firm landing in strong wind conditions. A gentle landing is not necessarily a good one. Agreed the main wheels should land before the nose wheel but that is possible at 65 -70 kts (in a Cessna) - you don't have to be at stall speed.
If you want to debate this then let it be thoughtful and informed. Don't yell and scream - that's the point Okavongo made at the very start of this thread.