Certified Flight Instructor - Flight Instructor Airplane Practice Exam

Which type of stall is required during a flight instructor-airplane practical test?

1. Power-on or power-off

2. Accelerated

3. Imminent

4. Continuous

The correct answer is: Power-on or power-off

During a flight instructor-airplane practical test, the candidate's ability to execute a stall maneuver is assessed, and both power-on and power-off stalls are critical skill demonstrations required for this evaluation. Power-on stalls simulate conditions that might occur during takeoff or during a climb, where the aircraft is configured to take off or gain altitude. It demonstrates the instructor's ability to recover from situations where the airplane might stall during these phases of flight due to inadequate airspeed or excessive angle of attack. Power-off stalls, on the other hand, are representative of a landing scenario where the engines are idle, and the aircraft approaches a stall condition as it descends. This provides a valuable teaching moment about how to manage descent angles and speeds to avoid stalling during landing approaches. The evaluation of these types of stalls ensures that the flight instructor candidate is proficient in identifying stall characteristics, understanding recovery techniques, and conveying this information effectively to students, thus enhancing overall flight safety. Other stall types mentioned, such as accelerated stalls, while important to understand, are not specifically required for the practical test. Accelerated stalls occur under different flight conditions, often linked with high-load factors in turns, which do not directly align with the standard scenarios of takeoff and landing that the