--- title: Community Aviation Blog | Rich Stowell description: Rich Stowell is a recognized subject matter expert in loss of control in light airplanes, the 2014 National FAA Safety Team Rep of the Year, and the 2006 National Flight Instructor of the Year. image: https://blog.communityaviation.com/hubfs/COMMUNITY%20AVIATION%20DRIFT%20LOGO-1.jpg --- [![logo-community-aviation](https://blog.communityaviation.com/hubfs/logo-community-aviation.svg "logo-community-aviation")](https://www.communityaviation.com/) - [Community](http://www.communityaviation.com/fb-groups) - [Main Facebook GroupOur main Facebook group is a great place to start in the community!](https://www.facebook.com/groups/Communityaviation) - [Cohort GroupsMeet fellow members with similar interests](http://www.communityaviation.com/cohort-groups) - [Local Groups](http://www.communityaviation.com/local-groups) - [Events & Programs](http://www.communityaviation.com/events-and-programs) - [Experts](http://www.communityaviation.com/experts) - [Centers](http://www.communityaviation.com/app/centers) # Rich Stowell’s Blog ![Rich Stowell's avatar](https://blog.communityaviation.com/hubfs/rich_stowell_picture_web_page_copy_copy.png) ##### Rich Stowell Rich Stowell is a recognized subject matter expert in loss of control in light airplanes, the 2014 National FAA Safety Team Rep of the Year, and the 2006 National Flight Instructor of the Year. Rich Stowell is a recognized subject matter expert in loss of control in light airplanes, the 2014 National FAA Safety Team Rep of the Year, and the 2006 National Flight Instructor of the Year. ## Featured ![](https://blog.communityaviation.com/hubfs/Cockpit.jpg) ##### [Emergency Maneuver Training Michael Wurster conducted Emergency Maneuver Training (EMT) in Santa Paula, California and, in this article, he shares key insights from that experience.](https://blog.communityaviation.com/mental-training/emergency-maneuver-training) [Blog](https://blog.communityaviation.com/tag/blog) [Flight training](https://blog.communityaviation.com/tag/flight-training) [Featured](https://blog.communityaviation.com/tag/featured) 8 minute read · Mar 24 ## Stories ![](https://blog.communityaviation.com/hubfs/Lead%20Graphic%20-%20Decathlon%20Near%20Inverted.jpg) ##### [Standardizing Roll Recovery in GA The need to push to recover from a stall has been known since 1905, yet no comparable standard exists for recovering from spiral dives and other unusual, banked attitudes. I’m advocating Power-Push-Roll as a simple, ready-to-adopt roll recovery standard for general aviation.](https://blog.communityaviation.com/standardizing-roll-recovery-in-ga) [Stalled Flight](https://blog.communityaviation.com/tag/stalled-flight) [Risk Management](https://blog.communityaviation.com/tag/risk-management) [PARE](https://blog.communityaviation.com/tag/pare) 3 minute read · Jan 5 ![](https://blog.communityaviation.com/hubfs/Hero%20Graphic%20-%20The%20Human%20Factor%20smaller.png) ##### [The Human Factor "Just let go". It sounds simple enough. Especially in the comfort of the classroom. But such dubious advice fails to consider the human factor.](https://blog.communityaviation.com/learning-to-aviate/the-human-factor) [Nine Principles](https://blog.communityaviation.com/tag/nine-principles) [Mindset](https://blog.communityaviation.com/tag/mindset) [Mechanics](https://blog.communityaviation.com/tag/mechanics) 7 minute read · Mar 2 ![](https://blog.communityaviation.com/hubfs/Data-Driven%20Decision-Making/Hero%20Graphic%20-%20Data-Driven%20Decision-Making%20-%20Post%20013.png) ##### [Data-Driven Decision-Making Should you invest your flying dollars in ongoing training, more technology, or both? You’ve got to weigh the cost against the potential benefits.](https://blog.communityaviation.com/learning-to-aviate/data-driven-decision-making) [Nine Principles](https://blog.communityaviation.com/tag/nine-principles) [Motion](https://blog.communityaviation.com/tag/motion) [AOA](https://blog.communityaviation.com/tag/aoa) 12 minute read · Jan 23 ![](https://blog.communityaviation.com/hubfs/Rich%20Stowell/Effects%20of%20the%20Controls/Hero%20Graphic%20-%20Old%20School%20Effects%20of%20Controls.png) ##### [Effects of the Controls How were you taught to perceive the effects of the flight controls? I got my private pilot certificate in 1984. Thinking back, I don’t recall specific instruction on what roll, yaw, and pitch should look like.](https://blog.communityaviation.com/learning-to-aviate/effects-of-controls) [Nine Principles](https://blog.communityaviation.com/tag/nine-principles) [Roll, Yaw & Pitch](https://blog.communityaviation.com/tag/roll-yaw-pitch) [Motion](https://blog.communityaviation.com/tag/motion) 5 minute read · Dec 30 ![](https://blog.communityaviation.com/hubfs/Rich%20Stowell/Blog/011%20Complexity/Hero%20Graphic%20-%20Complexity.png) ##### [Complexity Suppose you hear a frantic ten-year-old over the radio. He says, “the pilot has passed out! A horn is going off and the plane is shaking! What do I do?”](https://blog.communityaviation.com/learning-to-aviate/complexity) [Nine Principles](https://blog.communityaviation.com/tag/nine-principles) [Optimal Learning](https://blog.communityaviation.com/tag/optimal-learning) [Learn Do Fly](https://blog.communityaviation.com/tag/learn-do-fly) 5 minute read · Oct 24 [![Arrow down icon](https://blog.communityaviation.com/hubfs/ArrowDown.svg) Load more articles](https://blog.communityaviation.com/author/rich-stowell/page/2) ![Rich Stowell's avatar](https://blog.communityaviation.com/hubfs/rich_stowell_picture_web_page_copy_copy.png) ##### Rich Stowell Rich Stowell is a recognized subject matter expert in loss of control in light airplanes, the 2014 National FAA Safety Team Rep of the Year, and the 2006 National Flight Instructor of the Year. ##### Topics - [AOA](https://blog.communityaviation.com/tag/aoa) - [Learn Do Fly](https://blog.communityaviation.com/tag/learn-do-fly) - [Mechanics](https://blog.communityaviation.com/tag/mechanics) - [Mindset](https://blog.communityaviation.com/tag/mindset) - [Motion](https://blog.communityaviation.com/tag/motion) - [Nine Principles](https://blog.communityaviation.com/tag/nine-principles) - [Optimal Learning](https://blog.communityaviation.com/tag/optimal-learning) - [PARE](https://blog.communityaviation.com/tag/pare) - [Risk Management](https://blog.communityaviation.com/tag/risk-management) - [Roll, Yaw & Pitch](https://blog.communityaviation.com/tag/roll-yaw-pitch) - [Stalled Flight](https://blog.communityaviation.com/tag/stalled-flight) ![](https://blog.communityaviation.com/hubfs/ControlPlay.svg) ##### Videos ###### [![](https://blog.communityaviation.com/hubfs/Screenshot%202024-04-17%20at%206.24.36%20AM.png) Think, See, Fly in 3D Rich Stowell · Apr 17](https://blog.communityaviation.com/think-see-fly-in-3d) [See all](https://blog.communityaviation.com/tag/video) ##### Authors you might like... 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