I use 1/2 flaps (actually 10 degrees) for takeoff. It's 3 seconds of hold
down.
Like I said. It's just time and money to get custom.
Small planes are also 5 pounds of stuff in a 3 pound bag. Finding room any
where is an issue plus any change you make affects 20 other things in an ex
isting plane.
Best Regards,
Bud Yerly
Bud Yerly
Custom Flight Creations
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From: owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com <owner-europa-list-server@matr
onics.com> on behalf of John Wighton <john@wighton.net>
Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2019 3:38:59 AM
Subject: Europa-List: Re: switch for Flap motor
Reply to Brian
No, the device can be set up without position switches. There is an option
to include a position switch as seen in the installation manual (which l'd
already sent to Andy Draper for comment). The middle position is set up by
manually setting it then inputting the button sequence as stated. After s
et up just push one of the 3 buttons to select the flap required.
Reply to Bob
I don't agree with Bob that most flights need just UP or DOWN flap. I near
ly always use MID flap for T/O. We operate from much smaller grass strips
where a tangible improvement in field performance is useful. Having flown
a bit in the US (about 350 hrs but non in a Europa) most airfields have lon
g, hard runways.
The only slight downside is the size of the unit - it is 4in wide (tall in
my case) and may need trimming back.
An Issue?
Having flown 500+ hrs in the Europa there hasn't been a single flight when
l haven't (mildly) cursed the amount of time holding down that darn flap bu
tton!
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John Wighton
Europa XS trigear G-IPOD
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