Posted for "Alan K. Adamson" <aadamson@highrf.com>:

 When I talked to Tim Ong before OSH, he said they would have a kit there for
 purchase that included VG's and some other stuff.  It would provide a 5kts
 buffet prior to the stall.  They were in test with it at the time.  Perhaps
 they have not completed their development.  I know where the stall strip
 mold is that was originally designed for the Legacy Wing, however after
 talking with Tim, he suggested that stall strips alone would do nothing.
 BTW, they go 12" inboard of the wing joint on the stub wings if anyone is
 curious.  I talked to the wing designer about location, etc.
 
 If you have AOA, you could accomplish the same thing.  Just set the speed
 for the warning to be about 5kts prior to stall in whatever configuration
 you want it.  Then you could practice stalls and when warning triggers even
 without buffet, you recover.
 
 Unfortunately, this isn't fail proof as there are lots of configurations
 that you'd want that set.  BTW, I hear that the Chelton has a software AOA,
 anyone know if it's non-configuration dependant?  Perhaps between the two,
 you could build a set of warnings that would address the notification
 issues...
 
 This is also an awkward topic that I'm not sure of the answer too.  If you
 read the CAFÉ report, they testing stalls in all the configurations and
 while there was no warning, it didn't appear that you would immediately end
 up upside down either...
 
 So, you want to know where it happens, and how it happens.... ONCE, then you
 don't want to go there on purpose again... How do you determine that without
 getting in trouble, especially with no flight warning...hmm... Where are all
 the test pilots, I'm sure they have some suggestions?
 
 Alan - about to start build assist.