Originally Posted by
Capn Bloggs
Leddie, I think you are trying to bait me into derailing the thread! Tut Tut. Suffice to say that the AFNA statement that ones uses power to control the approach path (p360-ish) is, in my view, Horsesh1t!
Re the autopilot, it doesn't actually matter which type; I was referring to the autopilot's/autothrottle's technique for flying down final on the ILS.
Now, back to normal programming...
It's actually at page 27:
This fact provides a fundamental concept of flying technique: Angle of attack is the primary control of airspeed in steady flight. Of course, the control stick or control wheel allows the pilot to control angle of attack and, thus, control the airspeed in steady flight. In the same sense, the throttle controls the output of the powerplant and allows the pilot to control rate of climb and descent at various airspeeds.
The real believers of these concepts are professional instrument pilots....
And to return to the central theme of this thread: At the stall speed, an aircraft is still flying.