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AOA: A Simple Tool for Safer Flying

Aspen AOA system Aspen Avionics
Gemini Sparkle

Key Takeaways:

  • Contrary to common belief, aircraft stall at a critical Angle of Attack (AOA) regardless of airspeed, making traditional airspeed indicators unreliable for precise stall margin awareness.
  • Angle of Attack (AOA) systems provide pilots with crucial, real-time information about their aircraft's stall margin, which is otherwise invisible and often misunderstood.
  • By offering enhanced stall margin awareness, these advanced AOA systems are a proven technology to significantly improve general aviation flight safety and help prevent loss-of-control accidents.
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Ever since Orville and Wilbur took to the skies, pilots have been taught that the more airspeed you have, the better off you are. But over the last 100-plus years we’ve learned that’s not always the case. Take stalls, for example; the common belief is that if you have sufficient airspeed, the aircraft won’t stall. Sorry, wrong answer.

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