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Old 04-29-2005 | 08:26 AM
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Mechanos
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Default Taking off with flaps

OK, I'm new to flaps.... never had a plane with them before. In flight, when the flaps are used, the airplane balloons dramatically and requires down elevator to keep it level. This is normal and was to be expected. I've never tried to take off with flaps, but based on the in flight test above, should I expect to have to feed in DOWN elevator during the run out to get the tail to rotate and start flying? Then ease the elevator back to neutral to as the plane leaves the ground (while decreasing flaps)?