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• ▸Maneuvering during slow flight

  How this maneuver goes - Airplane Flying Handbook

  1. Clear the area, gradually reduce power, raise pitch to hold altitude as airspeed bleeds off.
  2. Near the target (~5–10 kt above stall warning), add power to hold altitude and trim.
  3. Configure as required (gear/flaps), anticipating the pitch/AOA change with each change.
  4. Hold coordinated flight with steady right rudder; use larger, smoother inputs as the controls go mushy.
  5. Practice shallow turns, climbs, descents — add power in turns and counter yaw with rudder.
  6. React immediately to any stall warning by relaxing back pressure to lower the AOA.
  7. To exit: add power, ease forward to hold altitude as lift builds, clean up, re-trim.

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• ▸Power-off stalls

  How this maneuver goes - Airplane Flying Handbook

  1. Clear the area; set landing configuration; hold altitude until speed slows to approach speed.
  2. Pitch to a normal approach descent attitude at idle power.
  3. Smoothly raise the nose to induce the stall, wings level and coordinated.
  4. Hold pitch until the full stall (uncommanded nose-down that can't be arrested).
  5. At the stall, reduce AOA with nose-down elevator until the stall warning stops.
  6. Level the wings with aileron, coordinate with rudder (right rudder as power comes in).
  7. Smoothly add power, return to the flightpath (or positive-rate go-around), retract flaps/gear, avoid a secondary stall.

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• ▸Power-on stalls

  How this maneuver goes - Airplane Flying Handbook

  1. Clear the area; set takeoff/climb configuration; slow to normal lift-off speed.
  2. At lift-off speed, apply takeoff/climb power while rotating into the climb attitude.
  3. Raise the nose to increase AOA (elevator progressively aft), adding right rudder to stay coordinated.
  4. Hold until the full stall — recognize by sight, sound, feel.
  5. At the stall, immediately reduce AOA with nose-down elevator until the warning stops.
  6. Level the wings with aileron, coordinate with rudder (right rudder for yaw).
  7. Return to the desired flightpath with adequate airspeed and control, avoiding a secondary stall.

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• ▸Spin awareness

  How this maneuver goes - Airplane Flying Handbook

  1. Recognize the setup: stalled wing + yaw (uncoordinated stall), most common in an overshooting base-to-final turn.
  2. At the first sign of an approaching stall, prevent yaw and hold coordinated flight — averting yaw prevents the spin.
  3. If a spin begins, recognize it by low constant airspeed and rotation; read direction from the turn coordinator, not the ball.
  4. Recover at the incipient phase (before 360°): reduce power to idle. `[verify POH]`
  5. Neutralize the ailerons.
  6. Apply and hold full rudder opposite the rotation, briskly, until rotation stops.
  7. Briskly apply forward elevator to break the stall (don't wait for rotation to stop).
  8. When rotation stops, neutralize rudder, then smoothly raise the nose to level flight. `[verify — always follow the manufacturer's spin recovery procedure]`

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