--- title: Community Aviation Blog | Rich Stowell (3) 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. 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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. ## 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/Rich%20Stowell/Blog/Post%20006%20Wanna%20Bet/betting%20chips%20small.jpeg) ##### [Wanna Bet? Good decision-making depends on a realistic look at the likelihood of possible outcomes weighed against their potential severity. Yet a good decision could still end with a bad outcome. And a good outcome can happen despite a bad decision. Why is that?](https://blog.communityaviation.com/learning-to-aviate/wanna-bet) [Blog](https://blog.communityaviation.com/tag/blog) [Flight training](https://blog.communityaviation.com/tag/flight-training) 6 minute read · Mar 6 ![](https://blog.communityaviation.com/hubfs/Shades%20of%20Gray%20smaller.png) ##### [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”?](https://blog.communityaviation.com/learning-to-aviate/shades-of-gray) [Blog](https://blog.communityaviation.com/tag/blog) [Flight training](https://blog.communityaviation.com/tag/flight-training) 5 minute read · Feb 8 ![](https://blog.communityaviation.com/hubfs/Rich%20Stowell/Blog/Post%20004%20Spin%20Training%20Myth/Stowell_Classroom%20Cropped.jpeg) ##### [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?](https://blog.communityaviation.com/learning-to-aviate/spin-training-deadlier) [Blog](https://blog.communityaviation.com/tag/blog) [Flight training](https://blog.communityaviation.com/tag/flight-training) 5 minute read · Jan 23 ![](https://blog.communityaviation.com/hubfs/Graphic%201%20-%20Examples%20of%20the%20Optimal%20Learning%20Cycle.png) ##### [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.](https://blog.communityaviation.com/learning-to-aviate/learndofly) [Blog](https://blog.communityaviation.com/tag/blog) [Flight training](https://blog.communityaviation.com/tag/flight-training) [Featured](https://blog.communityaviation.com/tag/featured) 5 minute read · Dec 11 ![](https://blog.communityaviation.com/hubfs/Flow%20Past%20a%20Baseball%20-%20stowell%20blog%20post%20001%20Knuckleballers%20Small-1.png) ##### [Knuckleballers This blog targets flight instructors. It also targets VFR pilots with fewer than 500 hours. Why instructors? Read on Knuckleballer!](https://blog.communityaviation.com/rich-stowell/knuckleballers) [Learning to Aviate](https://blog.communityaviation.com/tag/learning-to-aviate) 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/4) ![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 - [Blog](https://blog.communityaviation.com/tag/blog) - [Featured](https://blog.communityaviation.com/tag/featured) - [Flight training](https://blog.communityaviation.com/tag/flight-training) - [Learning to Aviate](https://blog.communityaviation.com/tag/learning-to-aviate) ![](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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