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Old 6th Dec 2013, 07:12
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Wing at 16 deg AOA, stalled, wing at 15 deg AOA, unstalled. Height loss about 10ft at most, as you move the stick fwd a fraction to effect the 1 deg pitch change.

Now going from 16 deg AOA stalled to 0 deg AOA nose at 20 deg negative pitch dive while pushing full power, then you will lose far to much height than actually needed to recover..


What method is taught the most and why?

And which method of stall recovery would you prefer if you stall on mid or short final? (Yes, final, not finals, you can only fly 1 final at a time)
bury the nose into the ground recovering, or just releasing enough back pressure to get the wing from 16 to about 15 or 14 deg AOA, where it will still fly happily, unstalled. Even in a turn.... assuming you know how to use a rudder and the ball is centered.
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