Jim
A lot of my flying is just as you describe it. I frequently show
students how to fly with zero indicated and discuss the reasons for it.
When they get it figured out they are a lot more relaxed flying in that
slow speed regime and pay more attention to other clues. Not uncommon
to have them do it under the hood as well.
There are no great mysteries about it all, or there shouldn't be. When
I fly with low time CFI's I often challenge them to show me precision
maneuvers with zero IAS and maintain standards. It helps them to see a
different level of performance and increased standards that many have
not been exposed to.
Take it a step further, while crop dusting, in the turns you are
frequently very deep in the stall region to the point the stall warning
is always going off. A lot of the pilots I have worked with just turn
it off so they aren't distracted by it and simpy fly the airplane by
feel. If that can be done safely by hundreds if not thousands of spray
pilots, why shouldn't that knowledge and ability be passed along as a
part of flight training? Please note: I am not saying it should be done
all the time but part of training so they can see how it can be
accomplished and safely.
I know of a number of fatal accidents that happened because a pilot
lost his IAS indications and crashed. That should never have happened
with proper training.
Were you referring to something specific? I'd enjoy an honest exchange
of information and experience.
Cheers
Rocky aka Ol Shy & Bashful