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Mastering Stalls: How to Recognize, Prevent, and Recover Safely

Flight Training Central

MARCH 3, 2025

Depending on design, airfoils used in general aviation, stall at angles of attack between 16 to 18 degrees. Recovery is made by lowering the nose, simultaneously applying full power while maintaining directional control with coordinated use of aileron and rudder. The recovery procedure is the same as for all stalls.

Rudder

Rudder Aileron Airplanes Accelerated Stall

Mach Number Explained: What It Is and Why Pilots Use It

Pilot Institute

JULY 11, 2025

Why don’t they use Indicated Airspeed just like the pilots who fly slower aircraft? Key Takeaways Mach number is a dimensionless ratio of true airspeed to local speed of sound. That’s the speed your airspeed indicator shows based on ram air pressure in the pitot tube. Here’s why. roughly) up to about Mach 5.0.

True Airspeed

True Airspeed Pilot Indicated Airspeed Lift

Aviator Connection

Mastering Stalls: How to Recognize, Prevent, and Recover Safely

Mach Number Explained: What It Is and Why Pilots Use It

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