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In a power-off stall (approach configuration), the recovery should be characterized by

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✓ minimal altitude loss.correct
A power-off stall recovery is judged on minimal altitude loss: lower the nose just enough to break the stall, smoothly add power, retract flaps in stages per POH, return to climb. Power-off stall recovery: minimum-altitude-loss is the goal. Lower nose JUST enough to break the stall (not a steep dive), smoothly add full power, gradually retract flaps in stages (full → approach setting → none) to avoid abrupt sink, and return to climb attitude. ACS standards: lose less than 100 ft typically.
diving steeply for maximum airspeed recovery.
Steep dive loses excessive altitude.
applying full back-elevator and full power simultaneously.
Holding back-elevator maintains the stall.
rolling inverted to recover quickly.
Inverted recovery is not used in standard GA training.

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A power-off stall recovery is judged on minimal altitude loss: lower the nose just enough to break the stall, smoothly add power, retract flaps in stages per POH, return to climb. Power-off stall recovery: minimum-altitude-loss is the goal. Lower nose JUST enough to break the stall (not a steep dive), smoothly add full power, gradually retract flaps in stages (full → approach setting → none) to avoid abrupt sink, and return to climb attitude. ACS standards: lose less than 100 ft typically.

FAA source: FAA-H-8083-3C, Ch. 4, Maintaining Aircraft Control - Power-Off (Approach) Stall recoverybrowse the reference library →

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