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Old 04-13-2011 | 06:14 AM
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Default RE: Classic vs Ultra Lightning


ORIGINAL: sskianpour

I have heard multiple times from a friend who is an excellent pilot that owned a Classic for years and then switched to Ultra that he feels the UL flaps possible blank out elevator a bit if flaps are deployed aggressively.

Says he also preferred airbrake/flap combo that Classic version gave him as they made plane's sink-rate more predictable and he could land her at his toes every time. We fly at 5500 feet on 550-600 foot runway so pinpoint landings are more necessary.

I have flown neither and am ceratainly not an expert, however my friend who owned both had considerable stick time on them.

Shaz
My UL definately lands different then my Flash did. I land my UL very dirty and nose down all the way to the flair. My flash I could land nose high and dirty. UL does not like that.