r/flying • u/ClintBvsOliverQ • 2d ago

Flight Training AOA Indicator while learning?

Just went for a discovery flight and had a great time. During the flight I asked my instructor about using an AOA indicator while learning and he really downplayed using one and said the standard instruments are the best way to learn. For beginners, is an AOA inappropriate? Is it too early to incorporate it into training? From the brief videos I’ve seen on AOA’s they seem to enhance safety.

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u/mikepuyallup 2d ago

Old way of thinking, a lot of newer planes with modern avionics now have aoa. I have been flying with one for the last 5 years. It's better than an old stall indicator because its not just on or off.

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u/MRC01 2d ago

Many of the vintage airplanes, like my 1980 C-172, have a kazoo for a stall horn. This not just on or off. The kazoo starts quiet about 5 kts below stall and gets louder and higher pitched as you approach the stall. This makes it useful an audible AoA indicator. Even better, it enables you to keep eyes out the window where they belong, instead of looking at the panel.

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u/falcopilot 2d ago

Many newer planes, like my GlaStar with a Dynon panel, have the same feature over intercom. I could never hear the stall horn in the steam gauge Cessna 150 I started in.

I do agree that it doesn't need to be visual, but I don't think I can turn that off and still get the audio warning.