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A stall is an aerodynamic condition wherein the angle of attack of a wing increases beyond the "critical angle of attack", causing the wing to cease generating lift.

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Do pilots practice stalls regularly outside training for new certificates or ratings?

I know that stall practice in real aircraft is part of PPL training, and that airline pilots training for type ratings practice stalls in simulators. …
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Other than training and some landings, do pilots ever stall on purpose?

Other than in training/practice and some landings, do pilots ever intentionally stall? …
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Under what conditions do airplanes stall? [duplicate]

How are stall speed and critical angle of attack related? Is stall speed the airspeed at which the critical angle of attack goes below 0°, causing a stall in level flight? … Or is stall speed even a real thing? …
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Is it normal to fly or glide only one mile per hour above stall speed?

Is it normal and safe to fly or glide only one mile per hour above stall speed in a small airplane? … When gliding, he started at 3,000 feet and "throttled all the way back [and] pulled flaps"; could "pull[ing] flaps" have lowered the stall speed? …
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