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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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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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Shades of Gray

Quick! What’s the stall speed of the airplane you fly? If you’re like most, a number popped into your head. It’s a response conditioned by our training. But how do we reconcile that number with the phrase, “an airplane can stall at any airspeed”?

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Spin Training - Deadlier than Not?

Almost half of fatal accidents during the period 1945–1948 were stall/spins. That had dropped to 28 percent during the period 1965–1973. Was that because of the shift in training philosophy? Or was it because better airplane designs flooded the market in the 1960s and ‘70s?

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Learn-Do-Fly

Learning to fly has been treated as if it’s different from learning to do other things. But like many sports, flying involves a complex set of physical and mental skills.

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Knuckleballers

This blog targets flight instructors. It also targets VFR pilots with fewer than 500 hours. Why instructors? Read on Knuckleballer!

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Spin Recovery Procedure

I discussed spin recovery with ChatGPT, and artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot. It went like conversations I’ve had with real pilots over the years.

4 minute read ·
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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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