This lesson should establish the student's familiarity with situations leading to (and the execution of) stalls, while explaining the danger of near-spin conditions.

Elements

• what is a stall?
  • factors affecting stalls
• when can they happen?
  • types of stalls

Equipment

• model aircraft
• whiteboard and markers
• Airplane Flying Handbook
• standardization manual (Arrow)

Instructor actions

Demonstrate, using the whiteboard and model aircraft, the setups, execution, and recoveries for proficiency stalls. As a guided discussion, teach and evaluate the student’s application of the maneuvers to real-world situations.

Student actions

Read assignment prior to briefing, and participate in the guided discussion with responses and questions.

Completion Standards

The lesson will be complete when the student shows a working knowledge of proficiency stalls and can explain the maneuvers with minimal instructor guidance.

Plan of Action

Power-on stall

• MRA of 1,500 ft dual, 2,000 ft solo
• throttle to 15”
• flaps, gear as specified (takeoff or climb)
• pitch for V_R
• apply full power
  • consideration of turning tendencies, especially torque and p-factor
• reduce airspeed (+10/–0 knots) to just above stall
• pitch attitude required
• level climb or climbing turn as specified
• coordination - importance at slow speed
• recovery (power, flaps, gear)
• Vx or Vy prior to flap retraction
• arrest descent, avoiding secondary
• reaction speeds

Power-off stall

• MRA of 1,500 ft dual, 2,000 ft solo
• throttle to 15”
• flaps, gear as specified
• pitch for approach speed
  • configure for a stabilized descent
• heading or bank
• pitch for an excessively high landing attitude
• coordination during the stall
• recovery (power, flaps, gear)
• Vx or Vy prior to flap retraction
• arrest descent, avoiding secondary
• reaction speeds