If the slowest you've flown lately is in the back of a 737, you need to get out more. When you do, here are some tips to help you get slowed down methodically and safely.rnWhen picking your slow-flight practice area, you want to make sure you're not going to get in anyone's way. For one thing, you're going to be spending some time with the nose up, looking inside the airplane, not outside. Your collision-avoidance efforts will suffer in the bargain. Make sure you have enough altitude. Getting too slow means a mush at best; a full-blown stall is more likely.rnFailure to perform clearing turns before engaging in slow flight or many other proficiency maneuvers is a common error. You'll probably head out to the practice area at full steam, so as the airplane is decelerating after you reduce power, do your clearing turns so you won't waste any more time.
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