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

Choices

✓ minimal altitude loss.correct
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.

Why

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 →

Covered in Supplemental · VII — Slow Flight, Stalls, and Spins — study the lessons free, then practice with grading and mastery tracking.

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