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.
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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