I am glad to see JT and Henra post here.
I apologize to Dims for suggesting he visit the library. It was crass.
The best thing I saw was Henra's warning about "feeling" the buffet. And then JT's observation that a specific AoA may or may not define max Cl or a stall.
I was personally blessed to learn in Aeronica's, Luscombs and Taylorcraft. Then to USAF, and Tweets and the T-33, and then a mix of bent wings and straight wings..... The big thing in all of them was "touch" or "feel". The plane talks to you, and those who do not listen or cannot listen will pay the price, regardless of what the indicators display or the control system is designed for. See the AF447 threads.
Good thread, IMHO.