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CrownLJ(at)verizon.net
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Posted: Sat Apr 07, 2007 2:33 pm Post subject: Flap usage

Seeing  how the airplane was designed to be flown STOL, and  Dean Wilson (Avid) designed the  flaperons to enhance this ability.   I use full flaperons for all take off and landings.  I have landed with complete control in  20+ mph direct crosswinds with no problems. (grass strip) .

  

 Larry

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kitfoxmike

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Posted: Sat Apr 07, 2007 4:05 pm Post subject: Re: Flap usage

The only thing I can say to that is, holy crap, I wouldn't fly any airplane with that kind of cross winds with flaps on. besides, if you were trully flying in that kind of winds without flaps, you can almost reach out and pick something up off the runway, because you will be supper slow allready.

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n85ae

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Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2007 7:18 am Post subject: Re: Flap usage

My control response goes away, and feels like it's gone at the 20 degree

notch. I've heard it is possible to stall a flaperon at extreme deflection. 

I think that sounds like a foolish way to land a Kitfox. 



Cheers,

Jeff

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kitfoxmike

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Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2007 7:51 am Post subject: Re: Flap usage

Jeff,

I agree, full flaps on my 4 reduces aileron control, period.  I'm a control freak when flying and any reduction in control scares me.  Another note, when I get a cross wind at my airport, it's not a steady wind, if it comes in from the north there is a 800ft hill and the wind can get pretty squarly, you need all the aileron you can muster for the sudden and abrubt changes, sometimes you get mild sheer winds, where you drop out.  If it comes in from the south, it's very choppy and you can get whirlwinds. You have a bunch of hangars.  Again you need full aileron control for the sudden changes that can happen without any notice and you need to correct for a sudden wing drop, at 10 ft off the ground this can get the fluids flowing real good.  I usually only have 20 percent of my flaps on when landing at most, and that's with calm winds.  Any other time I will use them to slow and then remove them after I'm slowed down.  Take off, I just don't need them, I get off real quick without them.

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