Originally Posted by
JenCluse
My reading of it has stalled (geddit?) at Issue 11, page 9, at the oh so simplistic stall condition & effects diagrams. They have been, of course, put together by Airbus, who IIRC only make one high-engined aircraft, the rest of their engines being underslung.
That isn't quite correct, the Airbus magazine report is just one publication of the outputs from the FAA Stall Recovery Training Working Group. That included at least Airbus, Boeing, ATR, Embraer and probably some others too.
Some non-Airbus reference:
Flight Path Management (Expanded Version) | Flight Safety Foundation
Stop Stalling | Flight Safety Foundation
http://flightsafety.org/asw/apr11/asw_apr11_p46-49.pdf
Yes, the simplistic diagrams don't inspire confidence, given the intended audience, however what is more scary is the conclusion (supported by various documents including from FAA) that the industry has been effectively teaching pilots to power out of a stall rather than put the nose down and start flying again.
This isn't an Airbus problem, and Airbus can only be part of the solution - though at least it looks like something
is finally happening across the industry to fix this.