Paul,

 

Thanks for sharing your stall experience with us. In the IVs that I have flown I have found very similar numbers and exactly the same stalling characteristics that you describe. I think that it is important for folks to understand that stall strips increase stall WARNING, but don't necessarily improve stall characteristics.

 

I do have a question on one statement that you made. You say "Remember your stall margin is increased base to final to touchdown because you are descending and are therefore at less than 1 G."  Perhaps I am misunderstanding what you are trying to say here but I believe that you are less than 1 G during the TRANSITION from level to descending flight but that once established in a constant rate descent (or climb for that matter) you remain at 1 G and therefore, your stall margin would be the same.  Is there something I'm missing here? Thanks.

 

Bill Harrelson

N5ZQ 320 1,550 hrs

N6ZQ  IV under construction