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When entering slow flight, the proper sequence in most trainers is
Choices
Reduce power to idle, immediately bank steeply to slow.
Steep bank during deceleration risks accelerated stall.
✓ Clearing turns, REDUCE power smoothly, MAINTAIN altitude with elevator.correct
back pressure increases as airspeed decays), TRIM as airspeed stabilizes, set partial power as needed to hold airspeed just above stall warning. Slow flight entry: clearing turns first (look for traffic at low airspeed maneuvering altitude), then reduce power smoothly, hold altitude with increasing back pressure as airspeed decays, trim heavily as the airspeed stabilizes (slow flight is high-AoA, takes lots of nose-up trim), and set partial power to hold airspeed just above stall warning horn.
Add full power and pitch up steeply.
Pitching up sharply with full power is a power-on stall entry, not slow flight setup.
Lower flaps first without changing power.
Flaps without power management can drop the airplane below altitude.
Why
back pressure increases as airspeed decays), TRIM as airspeed stabilizes, set partial power as needed to hold airspeed just above stall warning. Slow flight entry: clearing turns first (look for traffic at low airspeed maneuvering altitude), then reduce power smoothly, hold altitude with increasing back pressure as airspeed decays, trim heavily as the airspeed stabilizes (slow flight is high-AoA, takes lots of nose-up trim), and set partial power to hold airspeed just above stall warning horn.
FAA source: AFH Ch 4; AFH Chapter 4 — Slow Flight, Stalls, and Spinsbrowse the reference library →
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