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Old 31st Mar 2016, 21:39
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Even if you start the stall demonstration at Max Cruise Alt (not service ceiling), the 'one knot per second' decel will mean the one g 'break' will occur at a somewhat lower altitude.

30 degree bank turns or 'wind up' stalls can go awry very quickly and need some caution.

The test instrument to watch is the digital readout of the loading on the tail plane.

Horror stories abound.
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