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The first action in any stall recovery is to

Choices

apply full power immediately.
Power without reducing AoA may worsen pitch-up and aggravate a spin.
✓ reduce angle of attack by lowering the nose.correct
releasing back pressure or pushing forward). Reducing AoA is the first and only action that ends the stall — power and configuration changes don't help until the wing is unstalled. The current FAA-recommended sequence (per AC 120-109) is: (1) reduce AoA, (2) level wings, (3) add power as needed, (4) return to coordinated flight. Adding power first risks aggravating any incipient spin.
level the wings with rudder only.
Rudder use during a stall risks autorotation/spin entry.
raise flaps and gear simultaneously.
Configuration changes don't unstall the wing; reducing AoA does.

Why

releasing back pressure or pushing forward). Reducing AoA is the first and only action that ends the stall — power and configuration changes don't help until the wing is unstalled. The current FAA-recommended sequence (per AC 120-109) is: (1) reduce AoA, (2) level wings, (3) add power as needed, (4) return to coordinated flight. Adding power first risks aggravating any incipient spin.

FAA source: AFH Ch 4, AC 120-109; AFH Chapter 4 — Slow Flight, Stalls, and Spins; AC 120-109 Stall Prevention and Recovery Trainingbrowse the reference library →

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Original study question written for this course — representative of FAA knowledge-test topics, not an actual current FAA exam question.