From: "Marvin Kaye" <marv@lancaironline.net>
Subject: Re: [LML] stalls
To: lml
Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2002 10:59:59 -0400
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Posted for "JJ JOHNSON" <JJJOHNSON@ACCESSCOMM.CA>:

After reading your post, and then re-reading your post, I  am at a loss for
words. To think that  a person would never get into a situation where they
will never stall their aircraft is absolutely out of this this world! A good
example of why we should stall our aircraft is simply for awareness, being
able to identify the stall and also be able to recover! In Canada we have
   and I think is similar in the US] a Bi-annual recurrecy requirement where
pilots must redo a simple version of their license's and demonstrate that
they can requignise a stall and recover.  Insurance companies give better
premiums to drivers who take advance driver course's. Why?  Because it
teaches them how to control their cars in  a large range of speed's and
driving conditions thereby making them safer drivers.  Let me ask you this,
if you had a complete electrical loss, no AOA, only your  basic instruments
AS, ALT and where trying to get your a/c on the ground as fast as was poss
   your wife and kids are in the back] your scared you might have a fire
someplace up front. Wouldn't it be nice to have peace of mind to know you
can make it into that little strip right there.. because its the closest..
and every minute counts. Or another example, what happens if you have a near
miss in flight, your slowed up for the pattern, and suddenly you need to
aggressively maneuver the a/c to avoid whatever.. There are so many areas of
flight where it is poss. to accidentally enter a dangerous flight condition
un-intentionally. I will ad that spin testing of experimental a/c is not
something to try but at least test as far as the stall. I personally would
not feel comfortable  in a a/c w/ a pilot who hasn't stall tested, nor is
proficient at flying his/her a/c in every poss. normal flight attitude w/ in
the normal envelope.  If a person thinks they will never get into a
situation where their a/c COULD stall.. then THAT is the wrong attitude. Its
been said before--  About old pilots and bold pilots and this is a direct
example. I'm sorry if I sound a bit agressive about this, I'm not normally.
But I am where I feel that lives could be at stake.

Jarrett Johnson
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