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Old 10th Aug 2010, 12:54
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IO540
 
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In the PA38 Terrorhawk I was taught to use the rudder to keep the wings level; apparently the ailerons were ineffective during a proper stall and could cause a spin...

Otherwise, I use the ailerons to keep the wings level, and use the rudder to keep the ball in the middle because yaw during a stall is potentially bad news.

Certainly on the TB20 this is fine; it does everything it says on the tin, with no suprises, ever.

Recovery is a smooth re-application of power, back to the cruise setting, together with moving the yoke forward, so one recovers to cruise speed without any real loss of altitude (under 100ft). In the FAA IR they get you to do this partial panel

Obviously an emergency recovery would use a bit more power than that but if you quickly whack the throttle fully forward you suddenly have a lot of yaw to deal with; don't try this in a TBM, evidently...
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