Posted for "terrence o'neill" <troneill@charter.net>:

 Mark,
    Note this as evidence of the effectiveness for AOAs.--
 In 1956, the year the Navy installed AOA gear on all its carriers, the
landing crash record of NAVY-TRAINED, EXPERIENCED, PROFESSIONAL PILOTS,
dropped fifty percent.  That's 50%! The first year.
 
 An AOA indicator lets th pilot SEE the airflow that he's playing his wing
against.
 
 How's this relate to Lancairs?
 In the Lancair2s the stick force is very light, even with 30 degrees flaps,
according to the CAFE evaluation, and lack's the feedback by which pilots gage
the Gs they pull.  There ain't much.  Pre-stall buffets are also reported to
be light.  Wouldn't it help to SEE the danger, and automtically avoid it?
 It would be nice to have the stickforce-per-G increased.
 
 But that still doesn't SHOW the pilot how close he is to stall AOA.  The
CAFE-tested L235/320, at 1775-lbs., stalled at 71 knots at ONE G.  That means
it also stalls at 98 knots at TWO Gs, and at 121knots at THREE Gs... by the
airspeed indicator.
 
 By an AOA indicator it stalls at the STALL mark, no matter how many Gs, no
matter what airspeed, no matter what weight.
 I've been flyign with one since 1963, but don't take my word for it.  Find a
plane with one on it and try it yourself.
 Try it.  You'll like it. It increases the fun.
 T.