Originally Posted by
JetJock16
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Really? So a B2 pilots demonstrate a full stall recovery during training? Remember Capt. Glen Edwards and the YB-49? How about you 747 pilots.............do you demonstrate "pusher" or "full stall" recoveries? 71, 73, 75, 76, 77 pilots? Airbus A300, A310, A318, A319, A320, A321, A330, A340 pilots? How about you Mad Doggers? Anyone?
I have no problems with changes that better our industry but somebody needs to educate this Congressmen on the "basic" differences between Cessna’s and transport category aircraft or any other aircraft for that matter with higher performance than a basic GA plane.
I am military and we did full stall recovery training in the C-9, T-1 and T-37. The C-17 has fly by wire and thus has an alpha floor that makes it very difficult to stall but we train into the alpha floor and recover. On the civilian side, I have trained to the alpha floor in the airbus 320. I did full stall recoveries in the MD-80 and 737 sims. The point is, I think it is important to demonstrate the full stall...especially if your aircraft has a stick pusher. Could you imagine someone's surprise and gut reaction to a real stick pusher if they NEVER saw it in the sim?