CFI Focus: How to fly a power-on stall in a Cessna 172
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Join Sporty’s Senior CFI Noah Frye in our new Flight Instructor Focus series, as he talks through how to fly the Power-On Stall maneuver in a Cessna 172. This maneuver is taught during private pilot training to help you recognize the signs of an impending stall that could occur right after takeoff and how to recover.
These new Flight Instructor Focus lessons are a part of Sporty’s 2026 Learn to Fly Course. In addition to including over 15 hours of 4K/HD training videos and complete FAA test prep, the course now includes Sporty’s ChatCFI feature, allowing you to learn from a virtual instructor in the course.
As Sporty’s lead aviation course and video producer, Bret is usually flying an interesting airplane, and often with a camera rolling. He oversees the development, production and distribution of over 30 aviation courses from Sporty's, including the Private Pilot Learn to Fly Course. He is a flight instructor and check airman at the Sporty's Academy flight school and a senior captain on a Cessna Citation.
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Good morning, I love your video’s. The ACS PPL has the power on stalls to be taught in three different conditions besides turning. The example you ga e focused on 55 speed entry and leaves major learning skills out
Appreciate these videos. Thanks