Ok, so I used to be very scared of stalls until I went out and did them over and over until I got over it. Then it suddenly got so "no big deal" that I honestly felt like I was "doing them wrong" because they just didn't seem to break like they used to, but everyone told me I just got used to them, they'd watch me and say, yep, you're stalling completely (I knew I was, but it just feels so different now)
Well, today I figured out what's really going on, and no, it's not that I "got used to it". Nor is it because I'm "doing them wrong" now. In fact, it's because I'm "doing them right" now. I was teaching someone how to do the stall, and I talked them through it first and said "don't push down to recover, just stop pulling back". Then I demonstrated those exact words. Wham! I got that nose drop that I remember from the old days. Turns out, the difference is that I've learned how to let the nose fall without just "letting go" of the stick and letting the nose drop straight down. Seems simple now it's so stupid. But now it finally makes sense to me why they seem so different and docile now. I'm actually flying the plane the whole time and not letting it do whatever it wants.
Well, today I figured out what's really going on, and no, it's not that I "got used to it". Nor is it because I'm "doing them wrong" now. In fact, it's because I'm "doing them right" now. I was teaching someone how to do the stall, and I talked them through it first and said "don't push down to recover, just stop pulling back". Then I demonstrated those exact words. Wham! I got that nose drop that I remember from the old days. Turns out, the difference is that I've learned how to let the nose fall without just "letting go" of the stick and letting the nose drop straight down. Seems simple now it's so stupid. But now it finally makes sense to me why they seem so different and docile now. I'm actually flying the plane the whole time and not letting it do whatever it wants.
