Peter Duniho wrote:

"buttman" wrote in message
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So whats the deal here? Are we just thinking of two diffrent concepts?


Your instructor is wrong, and should not be instructing.

In straight and level flight, lift equals weight. Unless your weight
changes, lift does not change, regardless of airspeed. What *can* change is
the lift coefficient, which is determined by the angle of attack. But lift
itself remains static.

Slight addition ... lift remains static in unaccelerated flight.

Matt