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indigoonlatigo(at)msn.com
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 Posted: Sun Jan 23, 2011 8:39 am Post subject: showplane flaps |
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I am wondering whether I have done something incorrectly with my showplane flap setup. The flaps go down incrementally(Good), but do not do that in reverse order. Once the switch is used to bring the flaps up, they come up all at once. In sailplanes one doesn't raise the flaps in flight like this unless the nose of the glider is pointing down. In otherwords, altitude would be a good thing. The flap motor is working pretty slow so it probably is just fine.
My biggest concern is that once the flaps reach all the way up, the flap motor keeps running until the switch is switched off. Only then does the motor stops running. I am thinking of using the AOA switch instead of for the AOA system, but for a green LED light to show when the flaps are all the way up and to remind me to touch the switch again.
It is easy to hear the motor running when the aircraft engine isn't running, but I can seee how the flap motor could be left running during the entire flight.
John
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| Posted: Sun Jan 23, 2011 9:35 am Post subject: showplane flaps |
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Yes, the flaps go all the way up. But the motor should stop at the top.
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On Jan 23, 2011, at 11:16 AM, John Gonzalez <indigoonlatigo(at)msn.com (indigoonlatigo(at)msn.com)> wrote:
[quote] I am wondering whether I have done something incorrectly with my showplane flap setup. The flaps go down incrementally(Good), but do not do that in reverse order. Once the switch is used to bring the flaps up, they come up all at once. In sailplanes one doesn't raise the flaps in flight like this unless the nose of the glider is pointing down. In otherwords, altitude would be a good thing. The flap motor is working pretty slow so it probably is just fine.
My biggest concern is that once the flaps reach all the way up, the flap motor keeps running until the switch is switched off. Only then does the motor stops running. I am thinking of using the AOA switch instead of for the AOA system, but for a green LED light to show when the flaps are all the way up and to remind me to touch the switch again.
It is easy to hear the motor running when the aircraft engine isn't running, but I can seee how the flap motor could be left running during the entire flight.
John
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mds4878
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| Posted: Sun Jan 23, 2011 9:42 am Post subject: showplane flaps |
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JOHN
I had the same issue and found it just needed more adjustment then it shut off.
Mike Schulz
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On Sun, Jan 23, 2011 at 10:16 AM, John Gonzalez <indigoonlatigo(at)msn.com (indigoonlatigo(at)msn.com)> wrote:
[quote] I am wondering whether I have done something incorrectly with my showplane flap setup. The flaps go down incrementally(Good), but do not do that in reverse order. Once the switch is used to bring the flaps up, they come up all at once. In sailplanes one doesn't raise the flaps in flight like this unless the nose of the glider is pointing down. In otherwords, altitude would be a good thing. The flap motor is working pretty slow so it probably is just fine.
My biggest concern is that once the flaps reach all the way up, the flap motor keeps running until the switch is switched off. Only then does the motor stops running. I am thinking of using the AOA switch instead of for the AOA system, but for a green LED light to show when the flaps are all the way up and to remind me to touch the switch again.
It is easy to hear the motor running when the aircraft engine isn't running, but I can seee how the flap motor could be left running during the entire flight.
John
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