rtmcfi said:Here is a really good link that explains pitch vs. AOA
http://www.aerospaceweb.org/question/aerodynamics/q0165.shtml
If I am understanding this correctly, pitch mode would work just as Rez stated, if the RELATIVE WIND never changed. Relative wind is the key.
Yes, but relative wind changes as airspeed changes. As you slow down the AOA will become higher because the relative wind changes with drop in speed.