Ol Shy & Bashful wrote:
Why is it so many pilots are afraid of stalls? I see it over an over
when doing flight reviews and checks. Why are pilots so afraid of
flying in the low end of the speed envelope? Isn't that where the
nasty things can happen? Isn't that where a pilot should be
comfortable and competent?
What do you think?
Its a loaded? question and comes from a 24,000+ hour pilot and active
instructor. I'd really like to see some active discussion on this
subject. I'm tired of seeing aircraft damaged by sloppy flying, and
even more tired of seeing people injured by same.
Got any comments?
Ol S&B


The reason for the fear is probably because it was taught as the final
thing that can happen at low end of the envelope. This was not always
the case because people used to be trained that after the stall came the
spin and how to recover from that. Of course everyone knows that the
spin comes after the stall but it is all theory and faith. Sort of like
the afterlife.