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> everyone how AoA is one of the most important metrics wrt flying an airplane

Pretty difficult argument to make when most planes do not have AoA sensors!




Almost all new airplanes have them. The Skyhawk got one as standard equipment in 2016.

Here’s a thesis on the topic: https://kb.osu.edu/bitstream/handle/1811/68634/1/AbramsHonor...


Sure, but almost no-one flies brand new airplanes. What percentage of GA flights do you guess contain an AoA display? And the argument's supposed to be that they're a most important indicator for airplanes?


And yet it’s absolutely true.

Note that many light aircraft have stall warning horns, which are just AoA sensors that only detect when the AoA exceeds a certain amount. In many other planes, you can detect excessive AoA by sound or feel.


The "sensor" is often the pilot.


I believe he means jets, which I believe all of them do.


He does not. Let's read as it is written.




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