Originally Posted by
cardiomd
Flugleher, don't forget this classic example which was used for FAA FAAST demos, if you haven't seen it already (jump to the end for the crash):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzDSq6m2zV4
High density altitude contributing. The high AOA audio alert indicator did its job. Abusive control inputs, and the plane did what physics dictated.

Appears he was reducing back pressure at the stall warning and then immediately (and excessively) increasing it, or possibly he never reduced back pressure and the plane was just oscillating in the stall. Either way I'm not sure this supports your position. Training with an AOA indicator may have helped him understand how to max perform his aircraft without exceeding the critical angle, and may even have helped him predict the limits of what he could do with his flightpath so he could choose an earlier/better alternative path. The stall warning is just an on/off indicator, while the AOA gauge can give a progressive indication of AOA. This pilot's decision to continue up the mountain severely limited his options and put him in a square corner. If any gauge could have helped him at the end game, it would have been an AOA.