Although I've gotten better, I have a slightly rational/mostly irrational fear of airplanes stalling out of steep climbs after takeoff (or in cruise too ).
In thinking about things, If you take off and there's a strong crosswind, and then after takeoff, turn to where the wind becomes a tail wind that you would likely lose some airspeed and that might lead to a stall (please, no lectures, I know that speed is not a direct cause of stalls)
This is probably something that does not apply to big, powerful airliners, but would the airspeed loss from turning into a tail wind be something that might be of some significance to a light plane? I would hope that pilots turn slowly and have some extra speed to deal with this speed loss.
Is this a significant concern to a light plane?
In thinking about things, If you take off and there's a strong crosswind, and then after takeoff, turn to where the wind becomes a tail wind that you would likely lose some airspeed and that might lead to a stall (please, no lectures, I know that speed is not a direct cause of stalls)
This is probably something that does not apply to big, powerful airliners, but would the airspeed loss from turning into a tail wind be something that might be of some significance to a light plane? I would hope that pilots turn slowly and have some extra speed to deal with this speed loss.
Is this a significant concern to a light plane?
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