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Old 06-22-2013 | 04:19 AM
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Default RE: Jetmach floating on landing


ORIGINAL: bjnginge

Thanks , yeah I will get a feel for the stall speed and go from there, just coming in a bit quick I think.
As a Full size aerobatic Instructor.. may I recommend, get a feel for your elevator position when your plane stalls...

This position will be constant every time it stalls, even high speed stalls.

Speed is really irrelevant as stall is a function of angle of attack and your elevator control is really an angle of attack control device....Try it... You will see what I mean...

Once you know how much elevator deflection produces the stall you will be able to "Feel" your aircraft much better and on approach you will actually feel that you are flying too fast on final (because your elevator becomes an angle of attack indicator by its position that you can feel and if the angle of attack is low on final you are flying too fast)

Its a lot to digest but I just summarised a 1 hour Pre Aerobatic Lesson on Angle of Attack control Briefing into a few lines - Hope it helps..

Some extra reading if interested...

thecfiguy.com/student/aerodynamics/AOA.php

avstop.com/ac/1-14.html

aeroexperiments.org/seeforselfairplane.shtml