I wonder how disconnecting the flaps from the gear affects the insurance
rates (ie- a more complex aircraft)?
For sure it would make it a whole lot easier to land gear-up.
Cheers,
Pete
A239
On Wed, Dec 30, 2009 at 8:34 AM, flyingphil2 <ptiller@lolacars.com> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I'm just following up on something I read on a recent thread and had
> thought of before.
>
> The thread mentioned that "a few of the mono builders are opting for the
> trike flap drive". I'm not flying a mono yet but have flown in them and had
> noticed that they take off with full flap. It had occurred to me that the
> flap drive motor may be a better idea.
>
> I'm not sure how you would deal with the outriggers but what do mono pilots
> think about this? There is the drag of full flap on take off and the pitch
> change when you put it away. Having said that, the person I flew with
> partially raised the gear and allowed it to float at half flap for a short
> while whilst climbing out to reduce the pitch change. Is that the best
> technique to use or is fitting a motor and making the flaps independent of
> undercarriage better or is there in fact no problem at all?
>
> Regards,
>
> Phil
>
>
> Read this topic online here:
>
> http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=279195#279195
>
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