» By Dan Namowitz PHOTOGRAPHY BY CHRIS ROSE FIVE WAYS TO GO FROM NAUGHTY TO NICE ow and slow” is hangarflying lingo that means different things to different people. To many pilots, “low and slow” suggests naughty behavior. Someone might say, “He got low and slow,” to explain how a stall-spin accident occurred, or what led to someone mushing an airplane onto the ground a few yards short of a runway during a landing. Such accidents on final approach often stem from low-and-slow flying known as being “on the back side of the power curve.” Buzzing is another abuse of low-and-slow flying—often, a fatal abuse if it distracts the pilot from the flying. But some low-and-slow flying is moderate, safe, and the right technique for a given situation. It might be quite some time before you need the skill. But when you do, it will be there, and you will prevail. Here are five reasons to love low and slow: L JULY 2011 FLIGHT TRAINING / 33