Earl Croasmun -> John Massey wrote:
 BK>>>  Point one: Since when do you have to maintain any airspeed to
 BK>>>  keep an engine from stalling?
 ~>> I agree.

 EC> The Navy report concluded that he failed to "maintain an
airspeed above the
 EC> stall speed" while he was turning.  My mistake was in taking
that to mean
 EC> that he dropped the engine speed down to the point that it stalled.

I figured that. Anyone who pilots a plain knew what was being referred to.

 EC> The more detailed stories seem to indicate that the turn rubbed off airspeed
 EC> that was not compensated for,

That would be PE.


 EC> resulting in the plane's lift - not the
 EC> engine - stalling.  The engine quit providing sufficient lift,

Knit picky point, the engine quit providing thrust.

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