Definition
Stall maneuvers performed by the flight instructor for the student to observe, rather than performed by the student. The instructor enters and recovers from the stall while explaining the conditions, warning signs, aircraft behavior, and recovery technique. The student watches and listens, but does not fly the maneuver. Demonstrated stalls typically include accelerated stalls, cross-control stalls, elevator trim stalls, and secondary stalls — stalls that are required learning but are not part of the student's own practice or test repertoire at the private pilot level.
Plain English
Stalls that the instructor flies and shows you, while you watch and learn, instead of stalls you practice yourself.
Context Anchor
Seen in a flight training syllabus for lessons on stall recognition, stall recovery, and aircraft control at slow speeds.
Derivation
Demonstrated comes from the Latin demonstrare, meaning 'to point out' or 'to show clearly.' In flight training, the instructor shows the stall — points it out — so the student understands it without having to fly it themselves.
Why Pilots Care
Builds recognition of stall onset and safe recovery habits before the student practices stalls solo.
Grounding Statement
In a demonstrated stall, the instructor is showing the event on purpose in a controlled lesson, not letting the aircraft get into trouble by accident.
Intuition Check
Do not read “stall” here as “the engine quits.” In aviation training, a stall is mainly about the wing losing smooth airflow and lift. Do not read “demonstrated” as “completed by the student alone.” Here it means the instructor shows the maneuver for learning.
Example Sentence 1
Today's lesson covered demonstrated stalls, so the instructor flew the cross-control stall while the student observed from the right seat.
Example Sentence 2
Demonstrated stalls are listed in the syllabus before the student performs stalls themselves.