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Old 3rd Dec 2015, 08:40
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That is the problem with modern thinking on pilot training
Always keep the AOA right and you can't go wrong?
Sadly there are far to many loss of control accidents on approach like the recent Malibu crash, on departure and high level in VMC or IMC
In a perfect world avoidance training is all that is required end of story and all in the garden is beautiful!
Sadly not the case! Pilots are imperfect creatures and they do make mistakes
Any loss of control accident whether resulting in a stall a spin or spiral dive will end up with an impact with the ground if low enough and not even a stall will recover from 50 feet
But it's not about whether you can recover a spin from 200 feet although you may retrieve the situation from developing but it's about aircraft handling and feeling comfortable with the aircraft out of shape in that way you stand a far better chance of recovering a situation than some poor guy who has been taught avoidance but not beyond!
The car driving is a good example. As an ex racer I am comfortable with a car sitting with the back in an oversteer situation or under steer, sliding or playing the car between all three.
Another driver is taught avoidance and never gets the car out of shape until one day they Skid and under steer straight into a brick wall foot firmly planted on the brake (( that is what we are discussing here

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