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Old 23rd Apr 2012, 00:19
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Tarq57
 
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I think I'd rather inadvertently stall in turbulence than have something break.

That said, whenever I've flown in fairly bad turbulence, on the "airspeed dropping rapidly" side of the 'bump' there seems to be a corresponding large decrease in loading. Down to zero G, maybe a bit negative. Stall speed at zero g is zero. (control will be a tad difficult at this speed, though.)

I think it would be difficult to stall in turbulence, and the only severe encounters I've had, I've reduced to below Va, because the airspeed excursions easily shot the airspeed to well above Va, albeit briefly.At the other end of the green range, in the same turbulence, the stall warning operated, once again, briefly, and this also corresponded with much reduced loading.
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