What is the stall warning logic in Normal Law and how should you respond if a stall warning occurs?

• A. Stall warning indicates immediate nose-up attitude is required.
• B. Stall warning indicates the aircraft is in a stable climb.
• C. Stall warning indicates imminent loss of lift; push nose down, apply power, and regain speed while following protections.
• D. Stall warning is ignored if in VNAV mode.

Answer: (C)

When a stall warning sounds in Normal Law, it signals that the aircraft is approaching a stall and you must act to restore airspeed. The correct response is to push the nose down to reduce the angle of attack, apply power to accelerate, and regain speed while staying inside the flight protections. Maintaining a higher nose attitude at this moment would worsen the situation, so the appropriate action is a controlled nose-down, added thrust, and a quick climb back to safe parameters once speed is gained.

In VNAV or in other modes, you don’t ignore a stall warning—the warning is there to prompt immediate recovery, not to be overridden. The other options imply actions that would not relieve the stall risk (pulling up or ignoring the warning), which is why they’re not appropriate.