"Robert M. Gary" wrote in message
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T o d d P a t t i s t wrote:
"Robert M. Gary" wrote:

I think most people use the term "full stall" with respect to landing
as you got as much lift from he wing as possible.

That's the correct definition of full stall - the point
where lift is maximized as you increase the angle of attack.

For landing, I think more people define "full stall" as you can't pull
back any more.

In flight "full stall" has a very different meaning, meaning a full
break, but you'd never know that you achieved that on landing.

No, it's the same meaning. Just as when landing, the high
power requirement aloft means a high descent rate.

I don't think most aircraft have the available elevator authority to
achieve your definition of "full stall" while in ground effect. I can
land most SE aircraft with the elevator hitting the stops as the wheel
touch. Most aircraft don't behave that way in flight out of ground
effect. The aircraft will stall break before hitting the stops unless
you yank it into the stall (which you aren't doing during landing
either).


-Robert, CFII