ORIGINAL: rmh
Let's have a little reality check.
the ''opposing action'' boost tap , DECREASES the effective size of the control surface.
Y/N?
At some point in the travel of the control surface, the boost tab is no longer working to move the control surface in the desired direction.
Y/N?
Does the tab help around lower deflections?
Yes
The reality of my use of them was.............
It worked so well a couple of other guys did the same and none of us noticed those limitations. We were facing a limitation of the power and price of available equipment at the time. It saved what would have been a ton of money at the time.
The fact that boost tabs probably won't work on TOC or 3D airplanes to do those maneuvers is good to know if that's where you wish to use them.
They might not work for every application, but they are an option for lots of applications. And won't even be considered by most modelers today because ARFs don't usually come with them, do they.