>. But for stall recognition, nearly all
>aircraft (particularly jets) give the pilot adaquate warning approaching the
>stall without having to refer to AOA. When you stall, you'll know it.
If you stall a Europa or similar high performance small aircraft, (Lancair,
Glasair, BanBi etc) below 100 feet it may well be too late. All the ones I
have test stalled have dropped a wing. Some violently. (all except the XS I
flew which was more docile)
> Therefore, AOA is more for flying at max performance (at a given, fixed
> angle of attack), like
>consistant approaches to a carrier deck.
Or consistent approaches to short dirt fields. Take off from small farm
strips is usually a max performance job, here in UK anyway.
I still insist AoA tells you what is going to happen, ASI tells you what
happened 20 seconds ago. AoA must be a better way.
Graham
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