Stall warnings in gliders have always been a problem because we tend
to fly very close to stall a large percentage of the time, i.e.
Thermalling. We don't want the stall warning going off all the way
through the climb.

I agree that most stall spin accidents are cause by inadvertantly
flying to slow and the pilot not realizing they are doing it. I also
agree that an AoA indicator won't help unless it has method to get the
pilots attention.

Perhaps disabling the warning when the gear is retracted would have
some value. Anyone know how many stall spin accidents occur with the
gear extended vs retracted?

The other issue with an AoA indicator is How does it compensate for
Flaps. The Stalling AoA will change radically as flaps are applied. I
am sure this can be done but are any of the AoA indicators available
doing it?

Brian CFIIG