Objective:

To develop the pilot's ability to recognize an approaching stall by sound, sight, and feel; familiarize the pilot with the conditions that produce power-on stalls; and to develop the habit of taking prompt preventative or corrective action to recover from a stall.

Elements:

1. Aerodynamics related to power-on stalls and what occurs as a result of uncoordinated flight. Emphasis shall be placed upon recognition of the stall and recovery.
2. Relationship of various factors such as landing gear and flap configuration, weight, center of gravity, load factor, and bank angle to stall speed.
3. Flight situations where unintentional power-on stalls may occur.
4. Selects an entry altitude that will allow the task to be completed no lower than 1,500 feet AGL or the recommended altitude, whichever is higher.
5. Performance of power-on stalls is in the takeoff or departure configuration, airspeed, and power as specified (straight or turning).
6. Transition smoothly from the takeoff or departure attitude to the pitch attitude that will induce a stall.
7. Maintain coordinated flight to prevent the possibility of a spin.
8. Recognize and announce the first aerodynamic indications of the oncoming stall, i.e., buffeting or decay of control effectiveness.
9. Recover promptly after a stall occurs by simultaneously decreasing pitch attitude and leveling the wings to return to a straight-and-level flight attitude with a minimum loss of altitude appropriate for the airplane.
10. Maintain a specified heading, ±10°, if in straight flight; maintain a specified angle of bank not to exceed 20°, +0/-10°, if in turning flight, while inducing the stall.
11. Retract the flaps to the recommended setting; retract the landing gear, if retractable, after a positive rate of climb is established; accelerate to Vy before the final flap retraction; return to the altitude, heading, and airspeed specified by the instructor.

Common Errors:

1. Failure to establish the specified landing gear and flap configuration prior to entry.
2. Improper pitch, heading, and bank control during straight ahead stalls.
3. Improper pitch and bank control during turning stalls.
4. Rough or uncoordinated control technique.
5. Failure to recognize the first indications of a stall.
6. Failure to achieve a stall.
7. Improper torque correction.
8. Poor stall recognition and delayed recovery.
9. Excessive altitude loss or excessive airspeed during recovery.
10. Secondary stall during recovery.

References:

• FAA Private Pilot PTS
• Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge, pp 3-20
• Airplane Flying Handbook, pp 4-8

Notes:

How this relates to a balked landing to go-around with full aft trim.
This maneuver is also known as a departure stall.

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