Flying

How It Works: Angle of Attack Indicator

An angle of attack indicator offers a visual indication of the amount of lift the wing is generating at a given airspeed or angle of bank. The AOA delivers critical information visually or through an ...
Aviation Week

Checklist: Angle Of Attack Knowledge And Awareness

Angle of Attack indicator is shown on both the Aspen Avionics EFD1000 primary- and multi-function displays at top. Credit: Aspen Avionics The General Aviation Joint Steering Committee (GAJSC) believes ...
Aviation Week

Using Angle-of-Attack Indicators

If you want to get a good discussion going in the crew lounge, ask your fellow pilots how they use angle-of-attack (AOA) instrumentation, assuming they use it at all. We did that recently with a ...
GOLF.com

Confused by angle of attack? Here’s a definitive guide to master it

Welcome to Shaving Strokes, a GOLF.com series in which we’re sharing improvements, learnings and takeaways from amateur golfers just like you — including some of the speed bumps and challenges they ...
Flightglobal

How Boeing 737 Max flight computers now handle angle-of-attack failures

The Federal Aviation Administration has provided more insight into how updated flight computers on Boeing’s 737 Max respond to angle-of-attack (AoA) indicator failures. The updates, described in an 18 ...
Flying

angle of attack indicator

Van’s RV-4 accident presents a tragic case study of the stall-spin scenario. FLYING is the definitive voice of aviation — trusted by pilots, enthusiasts, and industry leaders for over 90 years. From ...