Power-Off Stall
Big Idea
A power-off stall simulates stalling during landing approach. The nose drops, you add power, and fly away.
Fun Fact
Power-off stalls happen when pilots fly too slowly on approach to land. That is why we practice them at altitude — safe and high!
What You Will Learn
- Set up like you are landing (slow, flaps out, power low)
- Pull back until the airplane stalls
- Recognize the stall (nose drops, buffet, horn)
- Recover: full power, reduce angle, retract flaps
Simulator Steps
- Slow down to approach speed with flaps 20
- Reduce power to idle
- Slowly pull back on the yoke — keep pulling...
- STALL! The nose drops, horn blares
- Recovery: FULL power, lower the nose, retract flaps to 10, climb away
What You Learned
- Power-off stall = landing approach stall
- Recovery: power first, then pitch, then clean up flaps
- Always recover at the first sign of a stall