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AI.X.H.K2FAA-S-ACS-25 · Nov 2023Knowledge

Flight situations where secondary stalls may occur.

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Flight situations where secondary stalls may occur.

Bottom line

There are three flight situations in which the critical AOA is most frequently exceeded: low speed, high speed, and turning.

Key numbers

Key numbers for Flight situations where secondary stalls may occur.
NumberWhat it means
2 or 2.5 Gs, for a stall recovery made by diving only to cruising or design maneuvering airspeed with a gradual pull up as soon as the airspeed is safely above stallingRecovery Gs

FAA references

  1. PHAK ch. 5 (p. 5-36) — FAA-H-8083-25C (2023)
  2. PHAK ch. 5 (p. 5-25) — FAA-H-8083-25C (2023)
  3. AFH ch. 13 (p. 13-19) — FAA-H-8083-3C
  4. PHAK ch. 5 (p. 5-49) — FAA-H-8083-25C (2023)
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