Originally Posted by
KC10 FATboy
I think they teach them because so many people end up getting into them while in the traffic pattern which makes them unrecoverable.
The first lesson I had in an airplane was a turn to stall on final approach ... at altitude. Will never forget what happened after that wing stalled.
Most of the ones I've done in various aircraft just buffet a little (
in a coordinated turn), reduce the AoA/bank and it recovers before anything bad happens. Cross controlled/side slip it's a little different.
Also, Fattie... I've been doing some research into vertical gear loads, etc. The DC-10/MD-11 was an interesting aircraft with the vertical load design.. and damage to the wing spar,etc. I would concede to you all about over all loads during normal crosswind landings... however if a slip is allowed to produce an excessive sink rate, the one wheel landing (especially with less than normal flaps) would be a serious thing.