On 5/14/2014 9:03 PM, son_of_flubber wrote:
AOPA sends me Flight Training magazine every month and they discuss
'power off stall recovery' on page 42 of the current issue.
As a power-off-at-all-times pilot, I don't get it.

I assume that the purpose of practicing power-off stalls is to practice
for the scenario that the engine quits unexpectedly, the pilot tries to
stretch the glide and pulls back the stick too far, and then the
plane stalls.
It's time to recover from the stall.

So the article says:
"8.Reduce back pressure...
9.Almost simultaneously add full power. This is when rudder pressure is important.
All that power will increase left-turning tendencies, so be ready with
some right rudder pressure."

But I thought that the engine had died? Is this just training to pass the PTS?
What if the right wing had dropped in the stall?

I think a power off stall has more to do with recovering from a stall in
the landing pattern than a stall following an engine failure. In that
situation, adding power is a very good idea!

Story: I flew gliders for several years before I finally added ASEL to
my certificate. In my check ride I reverted to "glider pilot mode"
during one of my stalls and failed to add power. The DPE wasn't amused!
(Yes, I passed though.)

Vaughn