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Probably the most crazy man in the world 20-Dec-2011 At 11:27:32 AM Climboholic

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To clarify, stalling doesn't mean coming to a momentary stop in the air. As explained earlier, it is a sudden drop in lift with increased AoA.

Stalling is bad, mmmkay. You never want to stall close to the ground because you'll drop like a stone.

The only way to come to a stop in the air is to have enough lift to pull up into a vertical climb so that all your forward motion is washed off by gravity. Gliders can do this and I think it is theoretically possible to do it with a wing suit if it was efficient enough (high lift, low drag). The challenge would be carrying enough speed to make a smooth arc to the vertical without stalling.