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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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?”

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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.

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