AI.X.H.R4FAA-S-ACS-25 · Nov 2023Risk management

Aircraft limitations.

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Aircraft limitations.

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Abrupt pull ups at high diving speeds may impose critical loads on aircraft structures and may produce recurrent or secondary stalls by increasing the AOA to that of stalling. As a generalization, a recovery from a stall made by diving only to cruising or design maneuvering airspeed, with a gradual pull up as soon as the airspeed is safely above stalling, can be effected with a load factor not to exceed 2 or 2.5 Gs. There is simply no substitute for thorough systems and AFM/POH knowledge when operating complex aircraft.

FAA references

  1. PHAK ch. 5 (p. 5-36) — FAA-H-8083-25C (2023)
  2. RMH App. C (p. C-1) — FAA-H-8083-2A
  3. PHAK ch. 5 (p. 5-49) — FAA-H-8083-25C (2023)
  4. AFH ch. 9 (p. 9-13) — FAA-H-8083-3C
  5. AFH ch. 13 (pp. 13-18–13-19) — FAA-H-8083-3C
  6. PHAK ch. 5 (p. 5-27) — FAA-H-8083-25C (2023)
  7. AIH ch. 1 (p. 1-25) — FAA-H-8083-9B
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