Airworthy PrepArea VII of 11
Slow Flight and Stalls
8% of the Private Pilot test, about 5 of the 60 questions. The FAA's test standard lists 4 tasks and 12 knowledge elements and 28 risk management elements for this area. Here is every one, plus sample questions to try.
What the FAA tests
From the Private Pilot Airplane test standard, FAA-S-ACS-6C.
Task A. Maneuvering During Slow Flight
Knowledge: what you must know
- PA.VII.A.K1Aerodynamics associated with slow flight in various airplane configurations, including the relationship between angle of attack, airspeed, load factor, power setting, airplane weight and center of gravity, airplane attitude, and yaw effects.
Risk management: hazards you must be able to spot and manage
- PA.VII.A.R1Inadvertent slow flight and flight with a stall warning, which could lead to loss of control.
- PA.VII.A.R2Range and limitations of stall warning indicators (e.g., aircraft buffet, stall horn, etc.).
- PA.VII.A.R3Uncoordinated flight.
- PA.VII.A.R4Effect of environmental elements on airplane performance (e.g., turbulence, microbursts, and high-density altitude).
- PA.VII.A.R5Collision hazards.
- PA.VII.A.R6Distractions, task prioritization, loss of situational awareness, or disorientation.
Task B. Power-Off Stalls
Knowledge: what you must know
- PA.VII.B.K1Aerodynamics associated with stalls in various airplane configurations, including the relationship between angle of attack, airspeed, load factor, power setting, airplane weight and center of gravity, airplane attitude, and yaw effects.
- PA.VII.B.K2Stall characteristics as they relate to airplane design, and recognition impending stall and full stall indications using sight, sound, or feel.
- PA.VII.B.K3Factors and situations that can lead to a power-off stall and actions that can be taken to prevent it.
- PA.VII.B.K4Fundamentals of stall recovery.
Risk management: hazards you must be able to spot and manage
- PA.VII.B.R1Factors and situations that could lead to an inadvertent power-off stall, spin, and loss of control.
- PA.VII.B.R2Range and limitations of stall warning indicators (e.g., aircraft buffet, stall horn, etc.).
- PA.VII.B.R3Stall warning(s) during normal operations.
- PA.VII.B.R4Stall recovery procedure.
- PA.VII.B.R5Secondary stalls, accelerated stalls, and cross-control stalls.
- PA.VII.B.R6Effect of environmental elements on airplane performance related to power-off stalls (e.g., turbulence, microbursts, and high-density altitude).
- PA.VII.B.R7Collision hazards.
- PA.VII.B.R8Distractions, task prioritization, loss of situational awareness, or disorientation.
Task C. Power-On Stalls
Knowledge: what you must know
- PA.VII.C.K1Aerodynamics associated with stalls in various airplane configurations, including the relationship between angle of attack, airspeed, load factor, power setting, airplane weight and center of gravity, airplane attitude, and yaw effects.
- PA.VII.C.K2Stall characteristics as they relate to airplane design, and recognition impending stall and full stall indications using sight, sound, or feel.
- PA.VII.C.K3Factors and situations that can lead to a power-on stall and actions that can be taken to prevent it.
- PA.VII.C.K4Fundamentals of stall recovery.
Risk management: hazards you must be able to spot and manage
- PA.VII.C.R1Factors and situations that could lead to an inadvertent power-on stall, spin, and loss of control.
- PA.VII.C.R2Range and limitations of stall warning indicators (e.g., aircraft buffet, stall horn, etc.).
- PA.VII.C.R3Stall warning(s) during normal operations.
- PA.VII.C.R4Stall recovery procedure.
- PA.VII.C.R5Secondary stalls, accelerated stalls, elevator trim stalls, and cross-control stalls.
- PA.VII.C.R6Effect of environmental elements on airplane performance related to power-on stalls (e.g., turbulence, microbursts, and high-density altitude).
- PA.VII.C.R7Collision hazards.
- PA.VII.C.R8Distractions, task prioritization, loss of situational awareness, or disorientation.
Task D. Spin Awareness
Knowledge: what you must know
- PA.VII.D.K1Aerodynamics associated with spins in various airplane configurations, including the relationship between angle of attack, airspeed, load factor, power setting, airplane weight and center of gravity, airplane attitude, and yaw effects.
- PA.VII.D.K2What causes a spin and how to identify the entry, incipient, and developed phases of a spin.
- PA.VII.D.K3Spin recovery procedure.
Risk management: hazards you must be able to spot and manage
- PA.VII.D.R1Factors and situations that could lead to inadvertent spin and loss of control.
- PA.VII.D.R2Range and limitations of stall warning indicators (e.g., aircraft buffet, stall horn, etc.).
- PA.VII.D.R3Spin recovery procedure.
- PA.VII.D.R4Effect of environmental elements on airplane performance related to spins (e.g., turbulence, microbursts, and high-density altitude).
- PA.VII.D.R5Collision hazards.
- PA.VII.D.R6Distractions, task prioritization, loss of situational awareness, or disorientation.
Try a sample question
Slow Flight and Stalls ยท PA.VII.B.R5
You recover from a stall at low altitude and, seeing the ground close below, pull the nose up sharply. The airplane shudders and stalls again. What caused the second stall?
Practice all of slow flight and stalls
The full course has questions on every element listed here, with an explanation and FAA source for each.