Title: Explain characteristics, forces, and principles related to the AOA.
Course: Aircraft Pilot Training I (20053-I) > Section: Explaining the Aerodynamics of Flight

Explanation should include reviewing the definition of AOA and the following concepts:

- In level flight, when thrust is increased, the aircraft speeds up and the lift increases.
- The aircraft will start to climb unless the AOA is decreased enough to maintain the relationship between lift and weight.
- Decreasing thrust causes speed to decrease (in level flight), so AOA must increase to maintain level flight.

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Process/Skill Questions:

- Why is AOA so important to understand?
- Why does the timing of the decrease in AOA need to be coordinated with the increase in thrust and airspeed?
- What happens to an aircraft when AOA is decreased too quickly? Too slowly?