Definition
A stall practice maneuver in which the airplane is flown into the onset of a stall while in a turn or while loaded by maneuvering, so the stall occurs at a higher airspeed than a wings-level, 1G stall. The pilot recognizes the first indication of the impending stall (buffet, stall warning, or loss of pitch authority) and recovers before the full stall develops.
Plain English
Practicing recognizing and stopping a stall while the wings are loaded up — usually in a turn — where the airplane will stall at a faster speed than it normally would in straight-and-level flight.
Context Anchor
Seen in stall awareness training when practicing how stalls can develop during turns, pull-ups, or other firm control inputs, not just during slow straight-ahead flight.
Derivation
"Accelerated" here does not mean gaining speed. It comes from the physics sense of acceleration — any change in the airplane's flight path, including turning. Pulling into a turn loads the wings beyond 1G, so the wing stalls sooner (at a higher airspeed) than it would in level flight.
Why Pilots Care
Recognizing this maneuver helps pilots avoid unexpected stalls and spins during turns, climbs, or evasive actions where load factor increases.
Grounding Statement
Picture the airplane in a tight turn: the wings have to work harder than they do in level flight, so they can get close to a stall sooner than the airspeed alone would suggest.
Intuition Check
Do not read “accelerated” as “the airplane is simply speeding up.” Here it means the airplane is being maneuvered so the wings carry extra load, which can make stall warning signs appear at a higher airspeed.
Example Sentence 1
During the checkride, the examiner asked for an accelerated approach to stall in a 45-degree banked turn, and the student recovered at the first buffet.
Example Sentence 2
During recovery practice the student maintained coordinated flight while performing an accelerated approach to stall in a climbing turn.