Originally Posted by
Gertrude the Wombat
I'm sure I remember "slow flight" being on the syllabus. In my slow flight lesson I was asked to fly as slowly as possible, which is of course using full power, and was then asked to pull the nose up a little more to see what happened. Doesn't everyone get this lesson then?
The slow flight and stalling requirements on the microlight and "group A" syllabi are essentially the same.
However, the SKR has a more nose-down visual stalling attitude than the C152, so visual cues alone would have actually had the SKR pilot converting to the C152 too nose-down, not too nose up. On the other hand, pull force to stall a C152 flaps up is around 8-10lb, whilst in an SKR it's around 20lb, so the chap might have been surprised by the relatively low stick forces in the Cessna. Also it's a transition from stick to yoke, which takes a bit of getting used to.
I'd however put this down to type familiarity, rather than any generic microlight .v. SEP difference.
All solveable with training!
G