Posted for "John" <2thman@olympus.net>:

Jim Frantz is proud of the fact his AOA indicator (a GREAT tool, IMIHO)
mimics the properties of vane indicators developed for the Navy in order to
assist in carrier landings.

Having been a Navy fighter pilot in the Vietnam era I can attest to the fact
that stall and spin training was drilled into the head of every Navy pilot
LONG before he was ever introduced to an AOA indicator.  The Navy doesn't
like to have it's expensive airplanes and pilots broken up.  That's why they
do this sort of thing.  Maybe we're  smarter than they are, but I have to
defer to their experience.

Don't mimimize the value of your AOA indicator, but don't think of it as a
magic bullet or a get out of jail free card.

I want to know how my airplane is going to behave in every attitude and
condition I can possibly find out in a safe and controlled environment, so I
don't have to try to figure it out when it happens at an "inconvenient"
moment.

Regards,
John Barrett