Stowell took his first flying lesson in 1982 and earned his Private license in early 1984. He began his career as a full-time instructor in 1987. In February 2001, Stowell was designated the country’s first Master CFI-Aerobatics and has served on the Master Instructors LLC Board of Review for Master CFI-Aerobatic applicants ever since. He is also the 2006 National Flight Instructor of the Year and Charter Member of SAFE.
Rich estimates that he has performed in excess of 33,000 spins of one turn or more (traveling the equivalent of more than 1,560 vertical miles while spinning!) in 220+ single-engine airplane of many types.
Rich has given more than 300 safety seminars/talks to pilots across the U.S. He served as a panelist during the first-ever General Aviation Accident Prevention Symposium (GAAPS) sponsored by NTSB in Washington, DC, has spoken at all of the major aviation events over the years and has lectured pilots in Canada, Japan, Indonesia, and New Zealand. In 2013, Rich presented the FAA’s first safety webinar for pilots to more than 2,500 participants.
Loss of control (LOC) is by far the top occurrence category of fatal accidents in general aviation, with the greatest number of those accidents triggered during the maneuvering phase. As a result, LOC is a special emphasis area for the FAA. Rich discusses where and when LOC is most likely to occur, the typical chain of events that lead to accidents, and the critical importance of angle of attack awareness in preventing LOC. Rich also propels learning to the correlation level by delving more deeply into the dynamics of maneuvering flight.
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