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Old 06-07-2015 | 10:14 AM
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Originally Posted by patrnflyr
My CG's are dead on. Thanks for your advice. Nobody mentioned killing the flaps when wheels touch down? It's a no no on my full scale plane so you don't get confused and retract the gear but does anybody do it as part of their landing sequence?
Yes depending on the plane. The Corsair with full flaps can blank out the effectiveness of the tail. Ive had this happen once and it caused it to veer off into a fence even with full opposite controls. Adding power would have been unsafe and more disastrous.