Chair flying / Power-Off Stall

Power-Off Stall

Recognize and recover from a stall in the landing configuration, simulating an approach: reduce the angle of attack, add power, and return to a climb with minimal altitude loss and no secondary stall.

Chair fly it ACS VII.B — Power-Off Stalls

Pre-Maneuver Checklist (CRAAC)

Clearing turns — two 90° turns or one 180° turn; look for traffic
Reference point — select a visual reference and set the heading bug
Altitude — high enough to complete the maneuver at or above 1,500 ft AGL
ACS minimums: slow flight and stall recovery complete ≥1,500 ft AGL; ground reference maneuvers enter at 600–1,000 ft AGL.
Airspeed — at or below Va (105 @ 2,325 lb / 90 @ 1,900 lb kt)
Configuration — fuel pump ON, lights ON, mixture RICH, flaps as needed

Setup

Landing configuration flow
Landing configuration flow: electric fuel pump ON · fuel selector proper tank · mixture full rich · flaps 40.
Establish a stabilized descent at 66 kt

Execution

Throttle to idle
Wings level or up to 20° of bank
Smoothly raise the nose to the horizon and hold until the stall
Bring the pitch up to induce the stall; expect the buffet and stall horn as the wing reaches its critical angle of attack.

Recovery

At the first indication / full stall: reduce AOA, level the wings, add max power“Stall — recover”
Retract flaps to 25°, then establish Vx or Vy as appropriate
Flaps to 0° accelerating through Vx (66 kt); return to altitude, heading, and airspeed

ACS tolerances

Airspeed ±10 kt
Heading ±10°
Minimal altitude loss, no secondary stall

Common errors

Recovering before the stall actually occurs
Using too much back pressure and inducing a secondary stall
Not adding power promptly, losing excess altitude