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 Posted: Sat Apr 28, 2007 7:02 am Post subject: Subject: Re: 601XL manual flaps? |
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Hi Maarten,
I've been trying to think of when you would need to retract the flaps
quickly and the only time I can think of that happening was during a spot
landing contest when the winner of the contest slow flighted the aircraft
just short of the "spot" and dumped the flaps, which caused him to drop like
a rock and touch down right on the mark from two feet up. No damage to
aircraft but a superb spot landing. What other time would you need to
retract the flaps quickly, short of trying to commit suicide?
Scott Thatcher
601XL with Corvair 92% complete
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<<I would think a screw design would make it impossible to
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quickly retract the flaps if needed.>>
Regards,
Maarten
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Tim Juhl
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Location: "Thumb" of Michigan
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| Posted: Sat Apr 28, 2007 2:18 pm Post subject: Re: Subject: Re: 601XL manual flaps? |
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Two observations - 1.) Manual flaps in older Cessnas and to a lesser degree in Pipers. I don't care to have the pilot bending down on final to grab and yank on the flap lever ... a little too much distraction. Even more true on a go around initiated with full flaps extended.
2.) While giving a BFR a number of years ago I asked a guy to demonstrate a soft field takeoff in a Piper Cherokee 140. We discussed it beforehand and I thought he was clear about what I expected. He took off at minimum airspeed but was slow to get the nose down. Unfortunately he was too quick in dropping the flaps back to Zero. I had to take the airplane in order to convert a crash into a hard bounce followed by a rather interesting takeoff and climb out (we were on a grass strip and had no runway left.) At least with the electric flaps there would have been some delay as they bled off which would have allowed the aircraft to gain in airspeed.
The above notwithstanding, I would be reluctant to say that one flap system is better than another. What is most importantant is how well the pilot manages what they've got. Personally, I'm sticking with the electric.
Tim
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