"Peter Duniho" wrote in message
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You cannot achieve a pitch angle sufficient to stall the wing while
"within inches of the runway". The tail of the airplane will hit the
ground first.

Pete, what are the numbers on that? (Sorry if I missed it earlier in the
thread.) Let's consider a 172. I've heard (though I don't know if this is
right) that the critical AoA for 172s is somewhere around 15-18 degrees.
Looking at the diagram in the POH, I see the wing chord at an angle of about
20 degrees to a line tangent to the underside of the main wheels and the
tail. So there seems to be room for a stalled landing--especially if there's
flap deployment, which increases the camber and AoA even further. Or am I
missing something here?

--Gary