Stall/Spin Awareness by Rich Stowell

According to airshow pilot and spin training advocate Patty Wagstaff. "We�ve been losing pilots needlessly to the stall/spin for far too long. It�s time we did something about it! For starters, every pilot should read this book."

To that end, Stowell�s 520-page book exposes twelve common stall/spin myths. The book then devotes four chapters to an historical look at the stall/spin; three more chapters make sense of accident statistics; four chapters explore the spin environment from airplane design and human factors standpoints; eight chapters form the basis for a comprehensive ground school in stall/spin awareness; and the final four chapters tackle the spin training debate. Appendixes offer a compilation of spin recovery information for more than 100 single- and twin-engine airplanes, including an in-depth analysis of the controversial Piper Tomahawk.

Jim Patton, retired Chief of Flight Operations at NASA Langley, provides the book's Foreword and guest-authors an interesting chapter about his extraordinary career as a spin test pilot.

From the back cover:

"The Wright Brothers gave us the gift of powered flight more than a century ago. But the gift has its limitations: potentially dangerous stalls and spins lurk beyond the critical angle of attack. This book combines 100 years of light airplane research with practical knowledge about the stall/spin environment into one of the most comprehensive guides to Stall/Spin Awareness available."

You'll learn:

� Who's most at risk of a stall/spin accident

� What your instructor may not know about stalls & spins

� The physiology & human factors involved with spinning

� Stall/spin dynamics & critical flight operations

� Important advice from experts & researchers

� The truth about manufacturer-supplied information

� How to take charge of your stall/spin education