Yeah I kow it takes a little more time to explain to the old timers that when you refer to flaperons you are actually refering to flaperons coupled to elevator....so dont bother. All of us 3D pilots in this forum know what your talking about. Lazy or not! And I would also add to that that most people in the 3D world simply refer to flaperons as the flaps dropping when the elevator goes up and visa versa for the spoilerons.

So when you explain to a newbie, you might want to clarify the actual term flaperon/spoileron properlt with an added explanation that most of the pilots that fly 3D may actually be refering to flaps coupled to elevator.

Now, in regards to the comment that flaperons are becoming a thing of the past...or something like that. That is a matter of opinion. In the group with which I fly it is becoming more common as opposed to obsolete. I routinely use flaperons when performing flat spins either upright or inverted and waterfalls. Im fortunate in that my Sledge does the best harrier in the world.....even without spoilerons, so therefore I rarely use them. But if the model liked it I would definately.