"Peter Dohm" wrote in message
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Most of us were taught that the
low end of the airspeed envelope is hazardous and to be avoided in flight,
with the result that very few powered airplane pilots maintain proficiency
in very slow flight.

Probably true, but (as with everything else in the PP PTS) we're taught that
we *should* practice slow flight (just above stall speed) on occasion (if
for no other reason than to be able to recognize and properly respond to
very low airspeed should we inadvertently find ourselves in that situation
during normal flight).

--Gary