Originally Posted by
soay
A SR22 stalls at about 60kts with flaps down, and I doubt it would be possible to keep its wings level if the forward speed dropped much below that. Maybe there was a 60kt headwind!
You'd be surprised just how docile a Cirrus in a
co-ordinated stall can be. The wing is so shaped that it stalls at the root first, causing terrific buffeting to warn the pilot, whilst allowing the wingtip to continue flying, meaning that the ailerons are still effective and can be used to level the wings and keep descending, fully stalled, with the wings parallel to the ground.