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Old 11-22-2010 | 06:28 PM
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Default RE: Downwind turn Myth

ORIGINAL: H.Dale

I wasn't assuming any kind of turn. If you are flying straight and level near stall speed and experience an extreme abrupt tail wind before the plane could react to the change wouldn't that possibly cause it to stall and possibly spin?
OK, Yes, it could stall if one pulled the nose up in an attempt to maintain altitude without sufficient speed, exceeding the critical angle of attack.

Again, windshear or even gusts are a different topic, and not the subject of this thread.