Stalls, Load Factor, and Spin Avoidance

• Episode: core-03
• Version: 0.1.0
• Source verification: All 12 cited FAA/ACS sources and 22 mapped claims passed publication-day link and relevance validation on 2026-08-14.

Visual aids

• Critical angle of attack and stall — Airplane Flying Handbook Chapter 5, p. 5-9
• Published one-G stall-speed conditions and stall-recognition discussion — Airplane Flying Handbook Chapter 5, p. 5-13
• Coordinated flight — Airplane Flying Handbook Chapter 5, Figure 5-5, p. 5-8
• Load factor in coordinated constant-altitude turns — PHAK Chapter 5, p. 5-34
• Load factor and the resulting stall-speed relationship — PHAK Chapter 5, p. 5-35
• Turning-stall discussion — Airplane Flying Handbook Chapter 5, p. 5-18
• Spin causes and phases — AC 61-67C with Changes 1 and 2, p. 6

Source material

• Private Pilot for Airplane Category ACS, Area VII
• PHAK Chapter 5: Aerodynamics of Flight — load factors in steep turns and stalling speeds
• Airplane Flying Handbook Chapter 5
• AC 61-67C: Stall and Spin Awareness Training