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Power on Stalls

An introduction to

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Objective

Purpose

To ensure the applicant learns the purpose of and can exhibit a clear understanding of the power-on stall maneuver and how to perform the maneuver properly.

Stalls are what happens when a wing ‘stops flying’. The power-on stall maneuver introduces pilots to a stall that might be encountered just after takeoff. Pilots will develop proficiency in proper stall awareness and recovery, as well as understanding the dangers of uncoordinated stalls.

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Power on Stall

Stall on/shortly after takeoff, in a turn, clearing obstacles

Happens close to the ground

Done to either:

-Impending Stall

-Full Stall

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Setting Up

H.A.C.L.

Slow to 76 Knots

Pull back throttle, slow down to Vy

Full Throttle

Pitch to 20°

Add 20° Bank

Hold to Stall

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Recovery

Full Stall

Lower the nose

Roll wings level

Verify full power

Regain airspeed

Resume climb at Vy

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Common Errors

Failure to establish the specified configuration prior to entry

Improper pitch, heading, yaw, and bank control during straight-ahead stalls.

Improper pitch, yaw, and bank control during turning stalls.

Rough and/or uncoordinated use of flight controls.

Failure to recognize the first indications of a stall.

Failure to achieve a stall.

Improper torque correction.

Poor stall recognition and delayed recovery.

Excessive altitude loss or excessive airspeed during recovery

Secondary stall during recovery.

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Completion Standards

Maintain a specified heading, ±10° if in straight flight; maintain a specified angle of bank not to exceed 20°, ±10° if in turning flight, while inducing the stall.

Acknowledge cues of the impending stall and then recover promptly after a full stall occurs.

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Additional Resources

FAA Airplane Flying Handbook (AFH), Chapter 4

Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge (PHAK), Chapter 5

ACS: Private Pilot, Commercial Pilot, and Flight Instructor Airplane (Slow Flight, Stalls, and Spins)