On Mar 14, 3:40 pm, Deadstick wrote:
I haven't done any instructing recently, but when I did, I taught slow
flight, stall recognition and avoidance AND stall entry & recovery. I
don't think they have be be exclusive of one another.

Plus I think learning to recognize and avoid stalls is probably a
better risk-management strategy given that it can be easily learned
and mastered by pilots of all skill levels. In principle I agree that
ALL pilots should be fully competent at slow airspeeds and at
recovering from stalls, but I would also tend to say that there's a
lot more that we can teach pilots before we set them free to fly on
their own.

I think nothing breeds confidence like experience at all edges of the
envelope. Slow flight proficiency is required when you're trying to
squeeze it in somewhere on the backside of the curve.

So I agree that this instruction is valuable and necessary.

Dan Mc