How to Perform Power Off Stalls | What Every Student Pilot Does Wrong

In today's video Liz (Chief Pilot) and Lan (CFI) will show you the proper procedure when performing power off stalls for your private pilot checkride and commercial checkride.
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[WHC-ud]

Liz is such an amazing instructor. It's the best power off stall video i have seen

[freecitizen]

I wish my flight instructor had been this good at explaining power off stalls.

[josephschuchart]

Small correction: at 4:55 it's said that the maneuver must be started no lower than 1500ft agl. PA VII.B.S6 requires the maneuver to be *completed* no lower than 1500ft agl. Better give yourself some extra altitude...

[unknownrider]

Having spent most of my 14 years in the Air Force as an instructor/stan-eval pilot I can say with some confidence that you're a REALLY good instructor!

[MrShenron]

Another tip:

Rudder work is essential here for keeping the nose straight. If your wing wants to dip, keep the aileron straight and straightened the airplane with your feet. I had a lot of a trouble on a DA-20 where it's a stick versus a yoke situation. When I would pull the stick back, I would unknowingly pull back at a slight angle and my left or right wing would dip first. I suppose it might be easier with a yoke but not by much.

[JamieHigdon]

One thing i didn't hear mentioned in this video is to ALWAYS have an emergency landing area picked out in case of engine failure etc. during the maneuver. great video !

[RemiliaVampire]

My school has a procedure called HASEL check list before stalls:

Height - 2, 000'+ AGL
Area - Over practice area, farms
Security - doors, windows, loose articles
Engine - Primer, Master, Magnetos, Indicators, Carb heat, Mixture, Breakers
Look out - two 90 degree turns or one 180 degree turn


My PPL flight test is next month!!!

[seattleraf]

Love your videos! I find power off stalls easier than power on … those for me are trickier and taking me longer to become very comfortable doing. Especially the banked ones!

[jayxzahn]

This breaking down instruction is very helpful!

[JC-cwww]

Excellent video! I like how she connects to a real scenario in order to illustrate the value of the maneuver.

[onebravotango]

I love your instruction on the power-off approach. I fly the RV-12 Van's Aircraft, and this video reminds me of my training on power-off approaches with my instructor.

[Zmix]

I’m not a student pilot yet, but I like how you worded these details that many could understand well! 👍🙃

[ronsflightsimlab]

Really great content! Prepping for the CFI ride, and really enjoy the style of the teaching here.

[Flyanaa]

wow best explanation ever!!! trust me I've watched so many videos and the visuals and reference to the bookl was good.

[timothyzimpfer]

Thank you for your video. I've been working on power off stalls, as my instructor showed me "simulate landing, power out, nose to 20 degrees attitude" which has led me often fighting off a nosedive... Knowing that it's acceptable to just bring the nose to horizon or slightly above? well, that might be my cheat code on the checkride. I hate the idea of not doing what I have been taught to do, but I'm thinking your way might make the maneuver easier 🤔

[AgonxOC]

Once thing we do not discuss is the fact that if this happens during a flare, we will be in ground effect and as we recover we may settle into ground effect again thus having more lift. The biggest thing we all need to be concerned is having us and the student demonstrate smooth, precise, quick inputs, maintaining that heading as we could be very close to the ground and smooth and precise inputs are key.

[tbone]

I find your instruction videos very helpful, preparing g for a check ride in a few months..

[eb]

My checkride examiner had me do a turning departure stall. Never had tried it before that day. Passed

[yvetteoguadiuru]

7:13 my instructor always makes me pull the nose way past the horizon and that usually makes me dizzy when I try to recover

[goontube]

I wish you were my instructor 😔 your teaching style truly resonates