Return-Path: Sender: "Marvin Kaye" To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Fri, 29 Oct 2004 21:30:08 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from fed1rmmtao08.cox.net ([68.230.241.31] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.5) with ESMTP id 491145 for lml@lancaironline.net; Fri, 29 Oct 2004 13:23:44 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=68.230.241.31; envelope-from=WarbirdAeroPress@cox.net Received: from DELL ([68.98.122.127]) by fed1rmmtao08.cox.net (InterMail vM.6.01.03.04 201-2131-111-106-20040729) with SMTP id <20041029172303.GXCD768.fed1rmmtao08.cox.net@DELL> for ; Fri, 29 Oct 2004 13:23:03 -0400 X-Original-Message-ID: <001c01c4bddb$f49d6620$6601a8c0@DELL> From: "Scotty G" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" References: Subject: Re: [LML] Re: Tuft testing X-Original-Date: Fri, 29 Oct 2004 10:23:02 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0017_01C4BDA1.4537DDD0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0017_01C4BDA1.4537DDD0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Lorn wrote, Scotty, The leading edge of your flaps should just be touching the trailing=20 edge of your wing. It looks to me, in the photo, like you have about 60=20 degrees of flap set. For the last year I have limited my flap usage to about 35=B0 and have=20 less problems than with 45=B0 of flap setting. I believe that your flap=20 setting in degrees is way to high. -- Lorn H. 'Feathers' Olsen, MAA, DynaComm, Corp. Lorn, Yes, that is the full flap down position and I only use it for preflight = and boarding passengers. I, too, only use about 35 degrees of flaps for = landing due to the stick force required to maintain my pitch attitutde. = Thank you. Scotty G Dago Red Unlimited Air Race Team Unleashed Sport Class Air Race Team WarbirdAeroPress.com All mail is scanned for viruses. ------=_NextPart_000_0017_01C4BDA1.4537DDD0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Lorn wrote,
 
Scotty,

The leading edge of your flaps should just be = touching the=20 trailing
edge of your wing. It looks to me, in the photo, like you = have=20 about 60
degrees of flap set.

For the last year I have = limited my=20 flap usage to about 35=B0 and have
less problems than with 45=B0 of = flap=20 setting. I believe that your flap
setting in degrees is way to=20 high.
--
Lorn H. 'Feathers' Olsen, MAA, DynaComm, Corp.
 
Lorn,
 
Yes, that is the full flap down position and I only = use it for=20 preflight and boarding passengers. I, too, only use about 35 degrees of = flaps=20 for landing due to the stick force required to maintain my pitch = attitutde.=20 Thank you.
 
Scotty G
Dago Red Unlimited Air Race = Team
Unleashed=20 Sport Class Air Race Team
WarbirdAeroPress.com
 
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