This weeks lesson is on stalling the aircraft …

First we need to do a HASELL check …

Height > 3000ft
Airframe – clean config to start with, no flaps or as required, undercarraige up if possible / required
Security – nothing bouncing aroung
Engine – green, carb heat on, fuel pump on
Location – (ABCD) Active airfields, Built up areas, Controlled airspace, Danger areas
Lookout – 360 turn or two 180 turns

Engine to idle, keep adding back pressure to hold altitude, don’t use aeilerons, balance with rudder, then stall buzzer comes on, low ASI, high pitch angle, shuddering airframe / controls, lower wind noise.

To recover, control column centrally forwards, no need to push it just release the back pressure to let the nose drop and get the wings flying again. Add full power balanced with right rudder and gently pull out of the dive, try not to induce a secondary stall.

Add 2 stages of flaps when in the white arc and do the same again! When positive rate of climb take out flaps.

Third stage of flaps, engine to 1500 (simulating final approach) and do the same again … this time immediately take out drag flap.

Turning stall to simulate turning final … white arc, 2 stages of flaps, engine to 1500, turn 15-20 degrees and hold until stall. Control column centrally forwards, once stall is broken roll wings level, power, pull out of dive.

Once recovered and straight and level turn off fuel pump.