A cross-control stall occurs when aileron and rudder are applied in opposite directions, often with excessive back-elevator pressure, typically during a poorly planned base-to-final approach turn, ...

We all know—or should know—that an airplane’s wing stalls at its critical angle of attack. While that value varies from plane to plane and wing to wing, once that value is exceeded, the stall occurs, ...

In a U.S. Air Force “spin prevention” maneuver, all the steps of a spin entry were carried out up to the point where after one turn, the airplane seemingly paused before entering a fully developed ...

When we simulate flight in training devices, differences between the simulator and real flight are inevitable. While we complain about these differences when we’re flying “the box,” we also learn to ...