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Chuck Waters wrote:
> 
> Urg. I've been flying now for a mere 6 hours and have been practicing
> stalls of the last few flights. I get some real nerves during these
> maneuvers. I'm flying a T-41 down here at sea level and the power on
> stalls tend to put the plane if a very nose high attitude with a very
> pronounced break. So far I've had no problems, just nerves.

> Does there come a time when stalls become no-big-deal to the student. I'm
> hoping they click here soon.

If you mean will you get better at them, then sure. It happens with
practice. If you mean, "How soon do you get so comfortable with them
that you get a kick of doing them on your own?" then that's a different
story.

I got my PPL and I'm doing multi training now. I *still* feel
uncomfortable doing them, even though I can feel if it's yawing and
approaching a spin. The day before my checkride, my CFI told me that she
NEVER did a solo stall before she got her ticket (but didn't tell me
when she finally *did* do them solo). Ah hea ya, sista! 

Don't sweat it. You *will* get better at it. You *will* become more
proficient. You *will* notice more subtlelies in control as you go on.
Above all, do NOT push yourself beyond what you are comfortable with,
especially once you're solo, unless you want me to read about you on the
FAA Web site.


> By the way, during an elevator trim stall today, the plane nearly went
> into a spin. I think I'm going to request spin training as a result. If
> I'm nervous during stalls, I can only imaging how I'll feel during spins
> :)

I agree with you on spin training. I plan to do some acrobatic, not to
show off in future but simply for better training and control and many
have encouraged me to do so for these safety reasons.


> But so far, even with my stall nerves, I'm having a total blast.

Oh yeah! You won't BELIEVE the feeling when you pass that checkride.

Cheers-

m w "more right rudder" grossmann
