Hi.
I am looking to get some more understanding on stalling a 172. During flight school a friend of mine took a 172 to a training area for practice and during the time out he said he pointed the nose too high and the aircraft fell backwards. From his explanation he said that he had to move the yoke back and forward to get the nose to drop and lost quite a bit of altitude. He was alone in the aircraft with full tanks.
From what I understand is that the usually 172 swings over the front during a stall, the engine weight is quite felt.
I'm questioning, would the aircraft swing itself over after a small drop in altitude or does the pilot need to work the controls?
Is it normal for a 172 to fall some amount before it corrects?
Is there a procedure that applies for the Cessna 172 or alike for falling backwards?
I read up on the hammerhead stall. But I'm interested in a vertical fall backwards. Pretty much if he had saved the aircraft or was it due to swing over.
Thanks
