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Slow Flight, Stall and Spin Recovery for Aeroplanes Training
Description
This course equips pilots with the knowledge and practical skills to safely perform slow flight, stalls, and spin recoveries in aeroplanes. It focuses on recognising the aerodynamic conditions leading to stalls and spins, and executing correct recovery techniques to enhance flight safety.
Learning Outcomes
- Apply aerodynamic principles to explain the causes and characteristics of slow flight, stalls, and spins.
- Demonstrate safe entry and recovery from power-on and power-off stalls in various configurations.
- Analyse the factors affecting stall speed and spin entry, including weight, balance, and control inputs.
- Execute correct spin recovery techniques for upright and inverted spins as applicable.
- Evaluate the risks associated with slow flight, stalls, and spins, and implement preventive strategies.
- Implement standard operating procedures for stall and spin awareness during normal flight operations.
Target Audience
This course is designed for student pilots, licensed pilots seeking refresher training, and flight instructors who need to demonstrate and teach stall and spin recovery procedures.
Prerequisites
Valid Private Pilot Licence (PPL) or equivalent, or be enrolled in an approved flight training programme.
Course Outline
Objectives:
• Define slow flight, stalls, and spins and explain their aerodynamic principles.
• Identify the stages of a stall and the factors affecting stall speed.
• Demonstrate recovery techniques from stalls in various configurations.
• Explain spin aerodynamics and the phases of a spin.
• Perform correct spin recovery procedures.
Topics:
• Aerodynamics of slow flight: angle of attack, lift, drag, and power required.
• Stall recognition: buffet, stall warning, and incipient vs. full stall.
• Factors affecting stall speed: weight, CG, bank, and configuration.
• Stall recovery techniques: power, pitch, and coordinated controls.
• Spin aerodynamics: autorotation, phases (incipient, developed, recovery).
• Spin recovery procedures: PARE (Power, Ailerons neutral, Rudder opposite, Elevator forward).
• Common errors and safety precautions during stall and spin practice.
• Regulatory requirements for stall and spin training.
Practicals
Overview
Learners will practice slow flight, stall recognition, and recovery techniques in a flight simulator or aircraft under instructor supervision. They will also perform spin recovery procedures in a simulator to ensure correct application of the PARE sequence.
Practical Activities
- Slow Flight and Power-On Stall Recovery — Learner maintains slow flight at various configurations and recovers from power-on stalls. (1h)
- Power-Off Stall and Approach-to-Stall Recovery — Learner performs power-off stalls simulating landing approach and recovers promptly. (1h)
- Incipient Spin Entry and Recovery — Learner initiates an incipient spin from a stall and applies the PARE recovery procedure. (1h)
- Full Spin Recovery (Simulator Only) — Learner experiences a developed spin in a simulator and practices full spin recovery using PARE. (1h)
Summatives
Each delegate is assessed continuously throughout the course via daily exercises, scored practical assignments, and a final summative test at the end.
Practical Assignments — 30%
Practical assignments are observed and scored against a rubric during the practical sessions. Each delegate's practical mark is averaged into a single 100% score and contributes 30% to the final total.
Daily Exercises — 20%
Every training day ends with a multiple-choice exercise scored out of 100%. The scores from each daily exercise are averaged across the duration of the course to produce a Daily Average mark, which contributes 20% to the final total.
Final Test — 50%
On the last day a final summative test is written. It is a multiple-choice paper with multiple-answer questions: each question may have more than one correct option, and a single wrong selection on a question marks the entire question wrong — no partial credit. The final test is scored out of 100% and contributes 50% to the overall mark.
Final Total
| Component | Out of | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Practical Assignments (rubric-scored) | 100% | 30% |
| Daily Average (multiple choice) | 100% | 20% |
| Final Test (multi-answer multiple choice) | 100% | 50% |
| Final Total | — | 100% |
All marks are recorded on the AATICD LMS and visible to each learner under their account.
Certificate
How it works
- Certificates are auto-generated on the AATICD LMS as soon as the marks pass the 50% threshold.
- Each certificate is a branded PDF with the delegate's name, the course title, the unit standard ID, NQF level, credits, and the date of issue.
- You can download or print your certificate from your LMS dashboard at any time after issue — there's no reissue fee and no expiry date.
- If you scored under 50% you can sit the final test again at the next scheduled session at no extra cost.
Where to find it
Sign in to the LMS, open your dashboard, and your certificates appear under My Certificates. Each entry has a View / Download button and a print option.
Training Discounts
Group discounts apply automatically — the more delegates you enrol, the greater the saving. Discounts are calculated at 3% per 5 delegates, scaling up to 40% off for 100+ delegates.
| Delegates | Discount |
|---|---|
| 5 | 3% off |
| 10 | 6% off |
| 15 | 9% off |
| 20 | 12% off |
| 25 | 15% off |
| 30 | 18% off |
| 50 | 30% off |
| 75 | 40% off |
| 100 | 40% off |
3% discount per 5 delegates, up to 40% off for 100+ delegates. Contact us for a custom group quote.
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