B A R R Y wrote:

With a wide and long runway 50 feet below you, what would you need
the power for?

When at a high AOA at Vx? G

A stall @ 50 feet would really, really hurt.

Case in point (at my home field a couple of weeks ago):
http://www.wlwt.com/newsarchive/13219000/detail.html

Although there is no official cause yet, it seems apparent that they
stalled at about 50 feet above the runway. Witnesses reported hearing
the power increase right before the plane crashed, so in this case,
having power didn't prevent the accident, but if they had no power, they
probably would all be dead.


-m
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