Smarter Angle of Attack - Story by Larry Anglisano

[Frank Kunnumpurath]

Holy Micro!’s Absolute AoA is featured in the July 2026 issue of Avionics News in the article “Smarter Angle of Attack” by Larry Anglisano.
Discover how smarter Angle of Attack technology is helping pilots get better situational awareness and safer flight operations.

Read the full article — Pages 42–45:
Avionics News July 2026

 

[ve6yeq]

Interesting, my Carbon Cub EX-3 has the Garmin G3X Touch PFD and pitot with AoA. I haven’t added the flap position sensor yet to have separate clean and flaps-down calibrations, but even without it, it is clear I tend to fly way too fast. I have put together a spreadsheet to adjust all the book V speeds for the actual gross weight, and these values appear to be relatively close to the Garmin AoA.

I recently started flying by the Garmin AoA instead of the book V speeds, and my landings have improved greatly because the touchdown energy is much lower.

 

[ve6yeq]

I also recently read about a new generation of AoA sensors that directly measure airflow over the wing to assess airflow attachment, so they work correctly even in icing conditions...

 

[TailwindsJJ]

Interesting, my Carbon Cub EX-3 has the Garmin G3X Touch PFD and pitot with AoA. I haven’t added the flap position sensor yet to have separate clean and flaps-down calibrations, but even without it, it is clear I tend to fly way too fast. I have put together a spreadsheet to adjust all the book V speeds for the actual gross weight, and these values appear to be relatively close to the Garmin AoA.

I recently started flying by the Garmin AoA instead of the book V speeds, and my landings have improved greatly because the touchdown energy is much lower.

Craig hi
Suggest you do a lot of stall testing in various configurations especially power off landing config both full and 2nd notch to get a feel and numbers when the stall occurs In fact I never look at my aoa and have my stall horn breaker pulled. Just be sure to be at a safe altitude and coordinated flight when doing these stalls.
Another question where is your CG and do you use ballast to bring the CG close to center of envelope as this will help with 3 point landings