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Old 07-27-2006 | 12:38 PM
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Default RE: Flaps-switch or dial?

I have a pica 1/8 T28 and I can't get the hang of landing that thing. I do have flaps on her, but I haven't started to really use them yet, as when I activate them, , the plane tips the wing to the right. Pretty sure they are not deploying evenly. I have ripped the nose gear and/or wheel off a couple times, because when you cut the throttle, it drops like a rock. I try and bring it in fairly quick and flare, but sometimes it'll stall a couple feet above the ground. I don't quite understand the aerodynamics of flaps. They slow the plane down, right? In my case, I can't go any slower w/o flaps, so deploying flaps would seem to make things worse. A guy at the field mentioned that flaps help to stabilize the plane and of course helps when making a steep approach, which I try not to do. can someone elaborate on this? Definately my hardest plane to fly out of the fleet.