Return-Path: Sender: (Marvin Kaye) To: lml Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2002 11:51:41 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from smtp03.mrf.mail.rcn.net ([207.172.4.62] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.0b2) with ESMTP id 1295639 for lml@lancaironline.net; Mon, 17 Jun 2002 11:45:36 -0400 Received: from 208-59-158-26.s26.tnt2.frdb.va.dialup.rcn.com ([208.59.158.26] helo=OFFICE) by smtp03.mrf.mail.rcn.net with smtp (Exim 3.35 #5) id 17JyhD-00061g-00 for lml@lancaironline.net; Mon, 17 Jun 2002 11:45:35 -0400 X-Original-Message-ID: <026001c21616$528ed860$719f3bd0@OFFICE> From: "Bill & Sue" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" References: Subject: Re: [LML] stalls X-Original-Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2002 11:47:43 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 > I have this weird, conservative, view toward stalls: Tell me what my > stall speed is in a 30 degree bank and I'll avoid that speed like the > plague in a turn and never exceed 30 degrees. If I'm not in a turn, I > will know that stall speed and be above it. Other than that, I don't > need to know or practice anything. WRONG. You guys know that I'm not one to criticize other's opinions just because they don't agree with mine, but this one is a dangerous misconception. Just plain incorrect. I won't start teaching the ground school here but I'd surely advise IIP to get some training and learn that holding a particular airspeed...ANY airspeed... is not and can not be stall protection. Bill harrelson@erols.com N5ZQ LNC2 O-320 VA42 Like some of you, I've stalled at TAS's above 400 kts.