Originally Posted by
Airhoss
Several years later I was told by a modern style instructor that my stall entries and recoveries were dangerous. The first time I ever witnessed a transport style entry and recovery I was thinking this is a great instrument scan exercise but it's got nothing to do with an actual aerodynamic stall series.
I know that my training now is different than before, but having just come from a recent recurrent I was reminded about how mild some of the stall recoveries and unusual attitudes during this training. I like the fact that you mention aerobatic training Hoss because I feel that some basic level of aerobatic training ins highly advantageous. I just feel very comofrtable seeing something no more than 30 degs nose high and within 45 deg AOB (which I believe were the limits the sim instructor gave us for training the unusual attitudes)
I'm new to the civvie world of initial/recurrent training and this stall series/steep turns stuff as part of the checkride - but in my mind it was all part of what we called basic airwork before. Can you make the aircraft do want you want it to do? I'm certainly no fan of the way the stalls are portrayed/graded/handled and I look forward to some more realistic training/checking standards in the future - stuff that will really make a difference.
USMCFLYR