Major A writes:

 > David, is the 172p really that hard to stall?

Yes, most of the time.  My Warrior is even harder to stall -- I cannot
provoke a nose or wing drop without power, with power, or even in a
climbing turn; instead, it just starts mushing gently.

That said, stalls can catch you by surprise.  There are ways to set up
a plane so that the normal aerodynamic factors that keep the stall
docile (wing washout, elevator travel limits, etc.) don't kick in, and
that's when people die.  I could probably put my Warrior into a
violent stall if I did it cross-controlled, but since the plane's not
certified for spins or snap-rolls (and I'm not trained in aerobatics
anyway), I'm not going to try.


All the best,


David

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David Megginson, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.megginson.com/

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